INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS
QUESTIONS AND THEIR EXPECTED
SOLUTIONS
Which is the best example of a hypothesis leading to
new experimental methods?
Thomas Hunt Morgan continued the genetic research of
Gregor Mendel, but Morgan used fruit flies.
The table below summarizes the traits that Mendel
examined during his experiments.
Traits Studied by Mendel
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What do these characteristics all have in common?
They can all be easily observed.
Tall pea plants are dominant over short pea plants. If
there are 200 short plants in the F2 generation from a
cross that followed Mendel's methods, about how
many plants will be tall in that generation?
600
Some people have freckles, and some people do not
have freckles. If a child has freckles, at least one
parent has freckles. However, the child may have a
sibling that does not have freckles. Which statement
best describes the presence of freckles?
QUESTIONS AND THEIR EXPECTED
SOLUTIONS
Which is the best example of a hypothesis leading to
new experimental methods?
Thomas Hunt Morgan continued the genetic research of
Gregor Mendel, but Morgan used fruit flies.
The table below summarizes the traits that Mendel
examined during his experiments.
Traits Studied by Mendel
mc005-1.jpg
What do these characteristics all have in common?
They can all be easily observed.
Tall pea plants are dominant over short pea plants. If
there are 200 short plants in the F2 generation from a
cross that followed Mendel's methods, about how
many plants will be tall in that generation?
600
Some people have freckles, and some people do not
have freckles. If a child has freckles, at least one
parent has freckles. However, the child may have a
sibling that does not have freckles. Which statement
best describes the presence of freckles?
