10.2 Mendelian Genetics

Question 0

Trait

Answer 0

a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one’s personal nature (p. 270)

Question 1

Genetics

Answer 1

The science of heredity (p. 277)

Question 2

Fertilization

Answer 2

The process by which one haploid gamete combines with another haploid gamete (p. 271)

Question 3

Hybrid

Answer 3

Heterozygous organisms (p. 279)

Question 4

Allele

Answer 4

Alternative form of a single gene passed from generation to generation (p. 278)

Question 5

Dominant

Answer 5

Form of the trait that appeared in F1 generation (p. 278)

Question 6

Recessive

Answer 6

Form of the trait that was masked in the F1 generation (p. 278)

Question 7

Principle of Dominance

Answer 7

In a hybrid organism, the organism that physically shows (p. 279)

Question 8

Phenotype

Answer 8

Observable characteristic or outward expression of an allele pair (p. 279)

Question 9

Genotype

Answer 9

Organisms’ allele pairs (p. 279)

Question 10

Homozygous

Answer 10

Organism of two of the same alleles for a particular trait (p. 279)

Question 11

Heterozygous

Answer 11

An organism with two different alleles

Question 12

Law of independent assortment

Answer 12

Random distribution of alleles occurs during gamete formation (p. 280)

Question 13

Law of segregation

Answer 13

Two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis (p. 279)