Laws of Inheritance

Question 1

Gregor Mendel studied pea plants to determine the patterns of inheritance. What is not a reason Mendel used pea plants in his experiments? Check all that apply.

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B: They were drought resistant.; D: They only had two traits to study.

Question 2

Item 1 can be described as the .Item 2 can be described as the .The "p" represents from one parent.

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A: genotype; B: phenotype; C: genotype; D: phenotype; E: an allele; F: a trait

Question 3

Which phrase defines a law?

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B: A statement of fact that is generally accepted to be true and universal because it has always been observed to be true.

Question 4

Mendel formed a possible explanation for the outcomes he observed in pea plants. Mendel formed a .

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C: hypothesis

Question 5

The law of segregation states that allele pairs separate during gamete formation. How then do we have two alleles for a trait?

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A: We receive one allele from each parent.

Question 6

A plant has the genotype pp. The p can be considered a trait.

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B: recessive

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