Mendelian Genetics: Monohybrid Inheritance

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What is monohybrid inheritance?

  • An inheritance involving only one pair of contrasting traits (correct)
  • An inheritance involving multiple pairs of contrasting traits
  • An inheritance involving multiple traits from one parent
  • An inheritance involving only one trait

What was Gregor Mendel's main objective in his breeding experiments?

  • To develop a new method of cross-pollination
  • To create a new variety of garden pea plants
  • To study the effects of environment on plant traits
  • To understand how heredity might work (correct)

What was the result of Mendel's cross-pollination experiment between tall and dwarf pea plants?

  • The resulting hybrids did not grow
  • The resulting hybrids were a mix of tall and dwarf
  • All the resulting hybrids were dwarf
  • All the resulting hybrids were tall (correct)

What is the term for the offspring of two different varieties or species?

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

What is the ratio of tall to dwarf plants observed in the F2 generation?

<p>3:1 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of Mendel's first law of inheritance?

<p>The Law of Dominance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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