Mendel and Heredity

The combination of alleles for a particular trait is the ____________. (orange)

The genotype Bb is ________________. ( green)

____________ letters are used for dominant alleles. ______________ letters for recessive alleles. (pink and yellow)

The dominant gene hid the __________ gene. (yellow)

When parents with two different traits have an offspring, this trait reappears in the second generation (i.e. their grandchildren) after disappearing in the first generation (i.e., their children).

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Recessive Trait

• Dominant Trait

What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring?

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Traits

• Mendelian

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is the study of heredity?

• Genetics

• Mendel

• Pea plants

• Genes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Who was Gregor Mendel? (Select ALL that apply)

• father of genetics

• Austrian monk

• Egyptian scientist

• Austrian scientist

3 reasons pea plants are ideal for genetic studies

• reproduce quickly

• easily observed traits

• easily controlled to pollinate

• easily separated

When Mendel did a manual cross between plants with white flowers and plants with purple flowers he was:

• self-pollinating

• cross-pollinating

• making offspring for consumption