11.1 The Work Of Gregor Mendel Worksheet Answer Key
Question: GENES
Answer: factors that determine traites
Question: HYBRIDS
Answer: the offspring of true breeding parents with different traits
Question: TRAITS
Answer: Specific charachteristics that vary among individuals
Question: ALLELES
Answer: The different forms of a gene
Question: GAMETES
Answer: Sex cells, egg or sperm
Question: WHY ARE PEAS A GOOD MODEL SYSTEM FOR STUDYING HEREDITY?
Answer: Because they are easy to find and they are plentifuland they are easy to breed and grow
Question: HOW DID MENDEL CROSS POLLINATE FLOWERS?
Answer: He cross pollinated flowers by cutting of the male prts of one flower and then dusting the female parts with pollen from another flower
Question: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GENE AND AN ALLELE?
Answer: A gene is factors passed to offspring and alleles are different forms of a gene
Question: STATE THE PRINCIPAL OF DOMINANCE
Answer: Some alleles are dominant and some are recessive.
Question: WJHAT IS SEGREGATION?WHATIS THE RESULT OF SEGREGATION?
Answer: segregation is basically seperation
the result of segregation is having dfferent cells
EX. sex cells blood cels etc.