Mendel
Laws of Mendel
Examples
Random Inheritance
Random Questions
100
List at least 2 characteristics of pea plants that Mendel would study
NEED 2: plant height, flower color, seed shape, seed color, pod shape, pod color, and flower position
100
Name ONE "law" that Gregory Mendel stated?
1-. Law of Independent Assortment, 2-. Law of Segregation, 3-. Law of Dominance
100
What notation is used for an allele that is recessive?
With any lowercase letter. (Example: b)
100
What are the the structures that contain groups of genes?
Chromosomes
100
What is the basic building block of nucleic acids?
nucleotide
200
Gregory Mendel was known as the...
Father of modern genetics.
200
What law states that organisms have 2 forms of a gene that separate such that each gamete has only 1 of the alleles
Law of Segregation
200
In flowers, purple (P) is dominant to white (p). The genotype for a heterozygous flower is ___
Pp
200
What is defined as a random change in the DNA sequence?
Mutation
200
The process that involved DNA being copied completely.
DNA replication
300
Mendel's biggest discoveries, know as the basic principles of heredity. Define heredity.
heredity is the ability to pass traits from parents to offspring
300
What law states that when crossing, dominant alleles express their phenotypical characteristic and mask the other trait.
Law of Dominance
300
From this image, what is the phenotype ratio and genotype ratio?
Phenotype: 2 red cherries;1 yellow cherry
Genotype: 1 homozygous dominant: 1 homozygous recessive: 1 heterozygous
300
observable characteristic or trait of an organism
phenotype
300
the process where a cell synthesizes a protein based on the genetic code carried by messenger RNA (mRNA)
Translation
400
What plant did Mendel use to prove his experiment of inheritance?
Pea Plants
400
What law states that the inheritance of one gene does not affect the inheritance of another gene.
Law of Independent Assortment
400
A heterozygous male (Aa) had a child with a homozygous recessive female (aa). What is the percentage chance that the child has the phenotype of the dominant trait?
50%
400
The allele for freckles is dominant (F) over the allele for no freckles (f). A couple, who both have freckles, have a child who does not have freckles. What is the father’s genotype?
Ff
400
Which blood type is a universal donor?
O negative
500
Mendel’s work with pea plants was the foundation of _________
Genetics
500
In a hybrid, the recessive allele will be “hidden”. This is due to which law?
Law of Dominance
500
Curly hair is dominant and straight hair is recessive. What is the phenotype for the offspring with a Hh genotype?
Curly hair
500
The different forms of a Gene are called
Alleles
500
Identify 3 differences between DNA and RNA
-type of nitrogenous bases (T vs. U)
- length of the chain (1000s vs 100s)
-function (genetic code vs. protein synthesis)