Name: ________________________ Date: _________ Biology Unit 8 Study Guide: Genetics8-11.What is heredity?The passing of traits from parents to offspring2.Who was Gregor Mendel?The first to develop rules to accurately predict patterns of heredity3.What organism did Mendel use to perform his experiments?The pea plant4.True/False: Mendel actually repeated the experiments of another scientist, T. A. Knight.True5.List the three reasons that Mendel chose the pea plant.The pea plant has many traits that have two forms that are easy to tell apartMating of the plants can be controlledPeas are small, they grow easily, mature quickly, and produce many offspring6.A cross with one pair of contrasting traits is known as aMonohybrid cross7.In the first step of his experiment Mendel allowed the plants to ________-________________. Thiswas important because it produced __________ __________________ plants. This generation isknown as the ___ generation.Self-pollinate, true breeding, P8.In the second step of his experiment, Mendel _________-_______________. The offspring of the Pgeneration are known as the ___ generation.Cross-pollinated, F
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9.In the third step of the experiment Mendel allowed the plants to ___________- ___________________. These offspring are called the ____ generation.Cross-pollinate, F
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10.What is a ratio? How do you find a ratio?A comparison of two numbers that have the same unit. To find a ratio divide both numbers by the smaller number.11.What was the ratio of the dominant phenotype to recessive phenotype that Mendel observed?3 to 18-212.Finish the following statement from your notes: For each inherited trait…An individual has two copies of the gene, one from each parent.13.What is an allele?Alternate versions of genes
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