Probability of genetics (hetero/homozygous and Gregor Mendel)

Question 1

Define homozygous and heterozygous alleles?

Answer 1

Heterozygous: two different alleles (Hh)
Homozygous: the same alleles (dominant - HH or recessive - hh)

Question 2

What did Gregor Mendel find?

Answer 2

That the combination of homozygous alleles will result in homozygous offspring. While the combination of heterozygous alleles

Question 3

What do homozygous recessive alleles and heterozygous alleles combine to produce?

Answer 3

50% heterozygous and 50% homozygous recessive.

Question 4

What do two heterozygous alleles combine to produce?

Answer 4

25% homozygous recessive, 25% homozygous dominant and 50% heterozygous.

Question 5

What do homozygous recessive and homozygous dominant combine to produce?

Answer 5

100% heterozygous

Question 6

What is the purpose of Punnet Squares?

Answer 6

Probability of a gamete inheriting a certain trait (not certain)