Mendel's Pea Plants & Genetics

Yy is an example of...?

• A homozygous genotype

• A heterozygous genotype

• An allele

• A phenotype

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring is called?

• Heredity

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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How did Mendel refer to the two kinds of traits exhibited by the pea plants (one coming from the father, one from the mother)?

• Genes

• Chromosomes

• Alleles

• Phenotypes

What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Polygenic

• Monogenic

What do we call the table used to calculate the probability of an offspring's genotype?

• Punnett Square

• Genetic Grid

• Allele Chart

• Phenotype Table

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

What do we call the result of the genotype (for example, the color of the peas)?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

What is the term for a cross between two individuals with different traits?

• Hybridization

• Mendelian Inheritance

• Genetic Drift

• Phenotypic Variation

What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Hemizygous

• Polygenic