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Heredity Unit Gr 8
Question | Answer |
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Who conducted an experiment on the heredity of (pea) plants (in the 1800s) by using tall and short plants. | Gregor Mendel (Austrian monk) |
What are traits in the DNA that are seen or expressed easily? | Phenotype |
What are ALL traits in the DNA; includes phenotype thraits and those NOT seen? | Genotype |
What is it when a trait is expressed in the phenotype, even if only one copy is present (Xx)? | Dominant Allele (X) Ex. Brown eye color |
What is it when a trait is expressed in the phenotype only if two copies of it are present in the chromosome (xx)? | Recessive Allele (x) Ex. Blue eye color |
What shows the possible outcomes for inherited traits? | Punnet Squares |
Each square of this shows a different allele or trait. | Punnet Squares |
A chance that a specific outcome will occur compared with the total number of possible outcomes. | Probability |