Mendel
Type of plant Mendel used to study genetics
Pea Plants
DNA gives instructions to create this
Protein or Amino Acid
For growth and repair
Mitosis
The way and organism looks is its ....
phenotype
What are the two different types of genes?
Dominant and Recessive
What was Mendel's profession?
Priest or scientist
G
Creates sperm cells
Meiosis
The gene combinations an organism contains is its ...
Example: GG
Genotype
What kind of letters are dominant genes represented by?
Capital or Uppercase
What did Mendel call the F1 Generation?
Filial
What are A,T,C and G called?
Nucleotides, Nitrogen Pairs, or Base Pairs
Cells created are identical
Mitosis
Cross the following: TT x tt. What would the offspring genotype be?
Tt
Are blue eyes a dominant or recessive trait?
Recessive
What symbol did Mendel use to represent the Parental generation?
P
The DNA backbone is created with sugar and ______.
Phosphate
Starts with one cell
Both
Tool used to solve genetic probability questions
Punnett Square
If the tall plant allele is represented by a T, and a short plant is represented by a t, what would the phenotype of Tt be?
Tall
Discovered this branch of biology that focuses on heredity
Genetics
Process to create an identical strand of DNA
DNA Replication
Daughter cells contain half the genetic material from the original cell
Meiosis
If you have two different alleles, you are said to be ________
Heterozygous
In rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant over the allele for white fur (b). What percentage of the offspring would come out white if both parents are heterozygous?
25%