18 Questions
What did Mendel call the things that were stably passed down from parent to offspring through gametes?
Factors
In Mendel's experiments, what were the units of inheritance called?
Genes
What term is used for slightly different forms of the same gene?
Alleles
In Mendel's monohybrid cross experiments, what was the observed phenotypic ratio in the F2 generation?
3 tall : 1 dwarf
Which letters are used for alleles representing the traits expressed at the F1 stage?
Capital letters
According to Mendel's observations, what did the contrasting traits not show at either F1 or F2 stage?
Blending
According to Mendel's Law of Dominance, when are recessive characters expressed?
In homozygous condition
When a recessive character that was not expressed in heterozygous condition becomes homozygous, what does it demonstrate according to Mendel?
Segregation of characters
What is the term used for the physical expression of characters regulated by genes on chromosomes?
Phenotype
In a Punnett Square, what does each cell represent?
Gametes
When Mendel studied the inheritance of two characters together, what did he find according to the Law of Independent Assortment?
Factors independently assort and combine in all permutations and combinations
What term is used for genes that are located on the same chromosomes and do not follow Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment?
'Linked genes'
Which term describes a genetic scenario where an individual has two different alleles for a gene?
Heterozygous
In the context of ABO blood grouping, how many alleles govern the same character?
Three
When considering starch grain size, which type of allele interaction is observed in pea seeds?
Incomplete dominance
Which genotype would produce round seeds in pea plants according to the provided information?
Bb
What is the term for the observable physical characteristics of an organism determined by their genetic makeup?
Phenotype
In Mendel's principles, what term describes the genetic makeup of an organism?
Genotype
Test your understanding of Mendel's Law of Dominance and how traits are inherited through dominant and recessive alleles. Explore the principles behind genetics through this quiz.
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