Gregor Mendel: Father of Heredity and Genetics
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What is the term used to describe the passing of characteristics from parents to offspring?

  • Reproduction
  • Hybridization
  • Heredity (correct)
  • Genetics

In Mendel's experiment, what does the symbol 'P' represent?

  • Phenotype
  • Punnett square
  • Parental generation (correct)
  • Progeny

Which term is used to represent the dominant traits in genetic notation?

  • Greek symbols
  • Lowercase letters
  • Roman numerals
  • Uppercase letters (correct)

What is the term used to describe the visible and non-visible alleles of an organism?

<p>Genotype (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a cross between two true-breeding parents with different traits for a single characteristic?

<p>Monohybrid cross (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the law that states that the two copies of alleles separate during the formation of gametes?

<p>Law of segregation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a test cross?

<p>To determine the genotype of an organism with a dominant trait (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the law of independent assortment?

<p>Genes do not influence each other in the sorting of alleles into gametes, and every possible combination is equally possible (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between incomplete dominance and codominance?

<p>In incomplete dominance, the phenotype is a blend of the parent phenotypes, while in codominance, both parent phenotypes are expressed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a dihybrid cross?

<p>To study the inheritance of two different traits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between linkage and recombination?

<p>Linkage decreases the probability of recombination between genes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between epistasis and gene expression?

<p>Epistasis occurs when one gene suppresses the expression of another gene (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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