Unit 7 - Genetics Questions and Answers
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Gregor Mendel [ Ans: ] The Father of genetics
homozygous dominant [ Ans: ] Both alleles (factors) for a
trait are the same and dominant (AA)
Heterozygous [ Ans: ] having two different alleles for a
trait
Meiosis [ Ans: ] a type of cell division that results in four
daughter cells (gametes) each with half the number of
chromosomes of the parent cell
Allele [ Ans: ] Different forms of a gene
Punnett Square [ Ans: ] diagram that can be used to
predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a
genetic cross
Chromosomes [ Ans: ] threadlike structures made of DNA
molecules that contain the genes
Gene [ Ans: ] A segment of DNA on a chromosome that
codes for a specific trait
recessive allele [ Ans: ] An allele that is masked when a
dominant allele is present
(100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
Gregor Mendel [ Ans: ] The Father of genetics
homozygous dominant [ Ans: ] Both alleles (factors) for a
trait are the same and dominant (AA)
Heterozygous [ Ans: ] having two different alleles for a
trait
Meiosis [ Ans: ] a type of cell division that results in four
daughter cells (gametes) each with half the number of
chromosomes of the parent cell
Allele [ Ans: ] Different forms of a gene
Punnett Square [ Ans: ] diagram that can be used to
predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a
genetic cross
Chromosomes [ Ans: ] threadlike structures made of DNA
molecules that contain the genes
Gene [ Ans: ] A segment of DNA on a chromosome that
codes for a specific trait
recessive allele [ Ans: ] An allele that is masked when a
dominant allele is present
