Heredity Quiz 2

What does a Punnett square show?

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called

In heterozygous individuals, only the recessive allele is expressed.

Mendel discovered predictable patterns in the inheritance of traits.

What are Mendel's factors called today?

Genetics is the branch of biology that studies how traits are transmitted.

The principle of dominance states that

Sneetches can be tall, medium, or short. What pattern of inheritance is this?

How many different combinations would be found in a gamete of a plant with the genotype RrYY?

Organisms that have two identical alleles for a trait are

Offspring the result from crosses between true-breeding parents with contrasting traits are

Sneetches can be yellow, blue, yellow and blue. What pattern of inheritance is this?

In Mendel's experiment, the probability of an F₂ plant would be tall was

Garden peas are difficult to grow because they mature slowly.

Mendel's initial experiments were monohybrid crosses.