GREGOR MENDEL
VOCAB 1
VOCAB 2
PUNNETT SQUARES
MYSTERY (-____-)
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Where did Gregor Mendel go to college?

University of Vienna

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Define trait:
a variation of a particular character
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Having identical alleles for a gene, is the definition for what Vocabulary word?
Homozygous
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Complete the offspring Punnett Square for eyes: B-Brown b-Blue Two heterozygous parents
Answers: BB Bb Bb bb
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What did Gregor Mendel wear on his first date?
DESIGNER GENES! BAAAHAHAHAHHAHA
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What plant did Gregor Mendel use for his experiments on Genetics and Heredity?
Pea Plants
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Define Genetics
Study of heredity
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Having different alleles for a gene, is the definition for which Vocabulary word?
Heterozygous
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Complete Punnett Square for: bb x BB
Bb Bb Bb Bb
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True or False, Gregor Mendel was a monk for some time?
True He was a monk for some time.
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Where was Mendel Born?
Austria, now part of the Czech Republic
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Define Cross Fertilization
Sperm from the pollen of one flower fertilizes the eggs in the flower of a different plant
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Define Dominant
When only one of the two different alleles in a heterozygous individual appears to affect the trait, the allele is called the dominant allele.
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Complete the Punnett Square for: Bb x bb
Bb Bb bb bb
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Name pi to 5 decimal places
3.14159268
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How many pea plants did Mendel use in his experiment?
Around 28,000
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The offspring of two different true-breeding varieties, is the definition for what Vocabulary word
Hybrid
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Define Recessive:
The other allele that does not appear to affect the trait is called the recessive allele
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If both parents have blue eyes, is the offspring considered hybrid or purebred? Why?
Purebred. Homozygous alleles as the genotype.
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What room number are we in?
B209
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Who do we consider the "Father of Modern Genetics"
Gregor Mendel
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Define alleles
Alternative form of genes
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Define Genotype:
Genetic makeup of an organism; an organism's combination of alleles
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What percent chance does the offspring have of having Blue Eyes if the Mother is heterozygous for eye color and the Father has blue eyes? Use B and b.
Bb Bb bb bb 50% for bb, or Blue Eyes.
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Define Phenotype:
Observable traits of an organism
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