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What did Mendel do differently from earlier investigators?
What did Mendel do differently from earlier investigators?
- He focused on observational studies without formulating hypotheses
- He described the results of crosses without conducting experiments
- He adopted an experimental approach and formulated hypotheses (correct)
- He relied on anecdotal evidence rather than careful records
What did Mendel always use to interpret his results?
What did Mendel always use to interpret his results?
- Qualitative descriptions
- Observational studies
- Anecdotal evidence
- Careful records and mathematics (correct)
What did the germ-plasm theory propose?
What did the germ-plasm theory propose?
- Genes blend and mix
- Traits are inherited in accord with defined principles
- All cells contain a complete set of genetic information (correct)
- Genetic information travels from different parts of the body to reproductive organs
What was the concept of blending inheritance related to?
What was the concept of blending inheritance related to?
Which theory proposed that genetic information travels from different parts of the body to reproductive organs?
Which theory proposed that genetic information travels from different parts of the body to reproductive organs?
What did the cell theory propose about the origin of cells?
What did the cell theory propose about the origin of cells?
What did Mendel conclude about the F1 plants in his monohybrid crosses?
What did Mendel conclude about the F1 plants in his monohybrid crosses?
What did Mendel term the traits that appeared unchanged in the F1 heterozygous offspring?
What did Mendel term the traits that appeared unchanged in the F1 heterozygous offspring?
What is the Principle of Segregation also known as?
What is the Principle of Segregation also known as?
What did Mendel reason about the genetic factors in the F1 plants?
What did Mendel reason about the genetic factors in the F1 plants?
Which theory was developed in the early 1900s by Sutton and Boveri?
Which theory was developed in the early 1900s by Sutton and Boveri?
What type of plants did Mendel use for his experiments?
What type of plants did Mendel use for his experiments?
What did Mendel term the traits that disappeared in the F1 heterozygous offspring?
What did Mendel term the traits that disappeared in the F1 heterozygous offspring?
'The loci for any two characters studied simultaneousy in a dihybrid cross were located far apart in most cases' illustrates which concept?
'The loci for any two characters studied simultaneousy in a dihybrid cross were located far apart in most cases' illustrates which concept?
What determined the characters in Mendel’s peas according to the text?
What determined the characters in Mendel’s peas according to the text?
Who independently confirmed Mendel’s conclusions around year 1900?
Who independently confirmed Mendel’s conclusions around year 1900?
Why was Mendel successful in his genetic experiments?
Why was Mendel successful in his genetic experiments?
Which concept of heredity proposed that all traits are inherited from one parent?
Which concept of heredity proposed that all traits are inherited from one parent?
What was the key feature of Mendel's approach that distinguished him from earlier investigators?
What was the key feature of Mendel's approach that distinguished him from earlier investigators?
Which theory proposed that genetic information travels from different parts of the body to reproductive organs?
Which theory proposed that genetic information travels from different parts of the body to reproductive organs?
What did Mendel always use to interpret his results?
What did Mendel always use to interpret his results?
According to Mendel, what determines the characters in peas?
According to Mendel, what determines the characters in peas?
What did Mendel term as dominant in the F1 heterozygous offspring?
What did Mendel term as dominant in the F1 heterozygous offspring?
What concept did Mendel's conclusion about the F1 plants in his monohybrid crosses form the basis of?
What concept did Mendel's conclusion about the F1 plants in his monohybrid crosses form the basis of?
What did Mendel conclude about the genetic factors in the F1 plants?
What did Mendel conclude about the genetic factors in the F1 plants?
What did Mendel use for his experiments?
What did Mendel use for his experiments?
What concept did Mendel illustrate by stating that the loci for any two characters studied simultaneously in a dihybrid cross were located far apart in most cases?
What concept did Mendel illustrate by stating that the loci for any two characters studied simultaneously in a dihybrid cross were located far apart in most cases?
Who independently confirmed Mendel’s conclusions around the year 1900?
Who independently confirmed Mendel’s conclusions around the year 1900?
Which theory proposed that genetic information travels from different parts of the body to reproductive organs?
Which theory proposed that genetic information travels from different parts of the body to reproductive organs?
'He was adept at seeing patterns in detail' suggests Mendel’s ability to:
'He was adept at seeing patterns in detail' suggests Mendel’s ability to:
What did Mendel conclude about the F1 heterozygous offspring that displayed the phenotype of only one parent?
What did Mendel conclude about the F1 heterozygous offspring that displayed the phenotype of only one parent?
What did Mendel use to illustrate his first law?
What did Mendel use to illustrate his first law?
