Quiz 3.7.25

Question 1

Genetics

Answer 1

The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring

Question 2

Heredity

Answer 2

How traits are passed from parents to offspring

Question 3

Gregor Mendel

Answer 3

Founder of genetics

Question 4

True breeding/purebred

Answer 4

An organism that always produce the same traits in its offspring (such as always producing purple flowers-)

Question 6

Hybrid

Answer 6

The offspring that is the combination of two different genetic traits

Question 7

Cross pollination

Answer 7

The pollination of one plant to another plant

Question 8

Self pollination

Answer 8

Transfer of pollen from male part of one plant to the female part of the same plant

Question 9

Trait

Answer 9

A physical characteristic that can be inherited

Question 10

Dominant trait

Answer 10

A trait that overrules a recessive trait

Question 11

Allele

Answer 11

Form of a gene

Question 12

Recessive trait

Answer 12

A characteristic that comes from both parents and if it only comes from one parent, then the dominant trait is present

Question 13

Gene

Answer 13

Part of a DNA/chromosome that makes up a trait

Question 14

Genotype

Answer 14

the two alleles that make a trait (phenotype) (Tt)

Question 18

Gene

Answer 18

A gene is a small
Part of the DNA that has the instructions for making different traits

Question 19

Allele