10 Questions
Humans have a total of 46 chromosomes, with 23 inherited from each parent.
True
Gregor Mendel conducted experiments with pea plants in the 1850s and 1860s to investigate how genes are passed down from generation to generation.
True
The gene for eye color has three main alleles: brown, blue, and green.
False
Mendel discovered that some alleles are stronger than others, with the stronger alleles known as recessive and the weaker ones as dominant.
False
The information in genes determines various human characteristics such as eye color, hair type, shoe size, and height.
True
What did Gregor Mendel discover about alleles in his experiments with pea plants?
He discovered that each gene has more than one variation called alleles.
How many chromosomes do humans inherit from each parent?
23 chromosomes
What is the role of genes in determining human characteristics?
Genes contain information that determines many of our characteristics, such as eye color, hair type, and height.
What are the two main alleles for the gene responsible for eye color according to Gregor Mendel's experiments?
Brown and blue
How did Gregor Mendel use mathematical statistics in his experiments with pea plants?
He used statistics to predict the characteristics of offspring based on the alleles of the parents.
Explore the genetic material in human cells, including the structure of chromosomes, the number of chromosomes in humans, the genes they contain, and how this genetic information influences traits like eye color and hair type.
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