Mendelian Genetics Chapter 2.1 Historical Background
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What was Gregor Mendel's profession?

  • Mathematician
  • Augustinian monk (correct)
  • Gardener
  • High school teacher

In which location did Gregor Mendel conduct his crossing experiments?

  • Prague
  • Vienna
  • Budapest
  • Brünn/Brno (correct)

What was Gregor Mendel's scientific background that aided him in his research?

  • Botany
  • Genetics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics (correct)

Why did Gregor Mendel's scientific experiments end?

<p>He became an abbot of the monastery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Mendel's research with plants also apply to?

<p>Inheritance in all complex life forms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Mendel observe about the inheritance pattern of seed color in pea plants?

<p>The F1 generation always had yellow peas, and the F2 generation had a 3:1 ratio of yellow to green seeds. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the male sex organs of the pea plants observed by Mendel?

<p>Stamens with anthers producing pollen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Mendel create by self-pollinating different variants of pea plants for several consecutive generations?

<p>Purebred plants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Mendel observe a 3:1 ratio of yellow to green seeds in the offspring generation?

<p>F2 generation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the basis for Mendel's conclusions about the nature of genetic inheritance?

<p>Cross-pollination experiments with purebred plants (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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