Gregor Mendel
What is he the father of?
What is Genetics
What do we look like our parents?
What is Genes
T or F: Dominant traits are traits that are covered up
What is False- they are expressed.
Every human cell contains ___ chromosomes
What is 46
Where is he from?
What is Australia
________ is the study of genes
What is Genetics
A genotype is internal or external?
What is internal
46 chromosomes are arranged in __ pairs
What is 23
What kinda of plant did he use to test his theories about genetics?
What is a pea plant
_________ are made up of genes, which are made up of DNA.
What is Chromosomes
T or False: A phenotype is internal
What is False- external
Twenty two ______ are the same in males and females.
What is autosomes
For how many years did Mendel bred pea plants and recorded inheritance patterns in the offspring?
What is 7 years
Genes,chromosomes, DNA are all considered...
What is Genetic Material
What is a diagram showing the probabilities of the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
What is a Punnett Square
T or F: An error in just one gene can result in a life that's longer.
What is False an error in just one gene can result in a life that's shortened or physical error.
What are 3 reasons why Mendel use pea plants?
What is They were available, They reproduced quickly, They showed obvious differences in the traits
How traits, or characteristics, are passed on from generation to generation.
What is Inheritance
DNA stands for
What is deoxyribonucleic acid