Vocab And Monohybrids

Question 1

Gregor Mendel

Answer 1

Father of genetics

Question 2

Principle of dominance

Answer 2

States that some alleles dominant and others are recessive

Question 3

Cross fertilization

Answer 3

The pollen from one plant fertilizes is the ova from a different plant

Question 4

Heterozygous

Answer 4

The pairs of alleles present in a hybrid organism

Question 5

Dominant

Answer 5

Only one copy of this allele must be present in order to see this trait

Question 6

Gene

Answer 6

A segment of DNA that includes information for a specific trait

Question 7

Allele

Answer 7

Term referring to the alternate variations in a trait (ex. Brown hair vs. blond hair)

Question 8

Genotype

Answer 8

An organisms genetic make up

Question 9

Heterozygous

Answer 9

Organism that has two different copies of an allele

Question 10

Homologous chromosomes

Answer 10

Pairs of chromosomes and encoding information for the same traits

Question 11

Homozygous

Answer 11

Organism that has two identical copies of an allele

Question 12

Homozygous

Answer 12

The pairs of alleles present in a purebred organism

Question 13

Law of segregation

Answer 13

When an organism produces gametes, the two alleles separate from one another so that each gamete carries only one allele

Question 14

Phenotype

Answer 14

Physical appearance of an organism

Question 15

Recessive

Answer 15

Two copies of the trait must be present in order to see this trait

Question 16

Self fertilization

Answer 16

Pollen from one plant fertilizes the ova from the same plant