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The father of modern genetics was (1)_________________ who did experiments on (2)____________ plants to track heredity across multiple generations.
(1) Gregor Mendel
(2) Pea
In pea plants T=tall and t=short. If I breed a homozygous dominant plant with a homozygous recessive plant, what is the probability that their offspring will be short?
0%
The study of heredity or traits that are passed from parents to offspring is called...
Genetics
Name a Hogwarts house.
Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin.
Physical or visible traits are called ______.
phenotype
Black fur is dominant (B) to brown fur. If one parent is heterozygous and the other parent is homozygous dominant, is the probability the offspring will have black fur.
100%
Mendel noticed that sometimes traits skipped a generation. These traits were masked or hidden, what are these traits called?
Recessive
What movie is this soundtrack from?
Avengers
A DNA sequence that codes for a protein which codes for a specific trait is called a _______________
Gene
In pea plants, T=tall and t=short. If I breed two heterozygous pea plants, what is the probability that their offspring will be short?
What is 25%
What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?
Homozygous = identical
Heterozygous = different
What is Mr. Krabs' first name?
Eugene
An organism’s _____ is its genetic makeup, or allele combinations.
genotype
What is the difference between a monohybrid cross and a dihybrid cross?
A monohybrid cross (punnett square) track one trait while a dihybrid cross is used to track two traits.
In genetics, the term "carrier" is often used to describe a genotype. In your own words explain what a carrier is.
A carrier is someone who is heterozygous. Someone who carries a recessive allele but does not express it.
What's the only mammal that can fly?
Bat