Genes
Gregor Mendel
How traits are influenced
100

Genes are segments of strands of

DNA

100

Gregor studied heredity in this plan

Peas

100

The combination of alleles that you inherit from your parents is your 

genotype

200

Different versions of genes are known as this A word that is surprisingly fun to spell in cursive.

alleles

200

Mendel was this profession

Monk

200

This woman's dimples are an observable trait that make up part of her 

phenotype

300

An organism with two dominant  or two recessive genes are called 

homozygous

300

This picture shows one of the characteristics Mendel studied. 

Pod Color

300

Wrinkled skin from excessive sun exposure is an example of an _________ _______ that affects how people look.

Environmental factors

400

An organism that has one dominant and one recessive allele is called

heterozygous

400

The color of a pea could be green or yellow. This is an example of a 

Trait

400

Traits (or behaviors) that are acquired in the environment are known as 

learned behaviors

500

Humans have 23 pairs of these, which contain sites where specific genes are located.

Chromosomes

500

Mendel studied these two fields in college.

Science and Mathematics

500

A blending of color in the snapdragon flowing is an example of 


codominance