Mendel and his Peas

Question 1

Father of Genetics

Answer 1

Gregor Johann Mendel

Question 2

Austrian Monk and Botanist laid the foundation of classical genetics.

Answer 2

Gregor Johann Mendel

Question 3

How many years Gregor Mendel Studying garden peas

Answer 3

12 years

Question 4

What is the scientific name of the pea garden

Answer 4

Pisum sativum (garden peas)

Question 5

What are the five
reasons why Gregor Mendel chooses the garden peas in his experiments.

Answer 5

• has two contrasting expression.
• Numerous progenies in one generation.
• Reproduce at fast rate.
• Hardy plants, not needing much care.
• Structured for self and cross-pollination .

Question 6

Seven features of Peas

Answer 6

Seed
- Form
- Cotyledon

Flower
- Color

*Pod
-form
- color

Stem
-place
-Size

Question 7

Alternative form of gene is called______.

Answer 7

Allele

Question 8

Genetic constitution of an organism with reference to a specific character.
(Gg, gg, Hh, hh)

Answer 8

Genotype

Question 9

Physical traits/ observable traits of an organism. (Tall, short, green, thick, thin)

Answer 9

Phenotype

Question 10

Gene combination having “identical alleles for a single trait. (HH, hh, TT, tt)

Answer 10

Homozygous

Question 11

Gene combination having different alleles.
(Hh, Tt)

Answer 11

Heterozygous