Mendel's Pea Plants & Genetics

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What is the dominant trait in Mendel's pea plants?

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The dominant trait in Mendel's pea plants is the yellow seed color.

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What is a Punnett Square used for?

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A Punnett Square is used to calculate the probability of an offspring's genotype.

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What are alleles?

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Alleles are different forms of a gene that determine specific traits, one inherited from each parent.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a particular gene.

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What is heredity?

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Heredity is the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

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What is the phenotype?

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The phenotype is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, determined by its genotype.

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What is the genotype?

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The genotype is the genetic constitution of an individual, representing the alleles inherited from parents.

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What is cross-pollination?

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Cross-pollination is the transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of another plant.

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What is the significance of Mendel's experiments with pea plants?

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Mendel's experiments established the basic principles of heredity and the laws of inheritance.