Heredity correct answers the study of how the morphology and appearance of an organism is
established by its genes & is influenced by the environment
Mendelian Genetics correct answers qualitative observations of genetic functions discovered
through experiments using flowering sweet pea plants to produce progeny via self pollination
& cross pollination
Law of Segregation (Mendelian) correct answers when gametes are formed, two particles of
inheritance in an individual separate from each other so that each progeny receives one
particle (gamete) from each parent
Particulate Inheritance correct answers Mendel's idea that physical inheritance is discernible
as "particles," which cannot blend traits, are preserved over generations, diploid, and can
mask the expression of previous traits
Alleles correct answers a gene segment which codes for different form of a similar protein;
governs that gene's phenotype
Phenotype correct answers physical appearance/expression of a gene
Genotype correct answers the genetic/molecular composition required to create a specific
phenotype
Dominant Trait correct answers trait that does not disappear in the F1 (wild type) ; upper case
letters
Recessive Trait correct answers trait that disappears in the F1 generation (is masked); lower
case letter
Testcross correct answers a test employed by Mendel using one recessive trait to work
backwards and identify the genotypes of homozygous dominant and heterozygous plants
Incomplete Dominance correct answers gives the appearance of genetic mixing; two
dominant alleles are both expressed at once and neither one is masked
Law of Independent Assortment correct answers states that traits are separated during meiosis
independently of one another, resulting in the all possible combinations: Ab, AB, ab, aB; this
can cause offspring to either resemble or look completely different from parents
Autosomes correct answers the 44 non-sex chromosomes
Karyotype correct answers chromosomal characteristics of an individual cell, shown as the
array of metaphase chromosomes from a photomicrograph of a single cell nucleus; the
chromosomes are arranged in pairs in descending order of size and according to the position
of the centromere
Sex- Linked Recessive Traits correct answers traits that are expressed (almost exclusively in
males) because of the "Y" sex chromosome is missing the second allele