What is Heredity

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1. What Mendel called factors are now called _____________?

• heredity
• genes
• purebreds
• traits

2. A seed can be wrinkled or round. Seed shape is _________.

• a trait
• an allele
• a factor
• a gene

3. The alleles for a hybrid tall pea plant are represented as

• TT
• Tt
• TS
• tt

4. What is the scientific study of heredity?

• genetics
• allele
• trait
• dominant allelle

5. What is each different form of a gene called?

• genetics
• allele
• trait
• dominant allelle

6. What is a physical characteristic of an organism?

• genetics
• allele
• trait
• dominant allelle

7. What is an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism?

• genetics
• allele
• trait
• dominant allelle

8. What is an organism with two different alleles?

• gene
• hybrid
• heredity
• recessive allele