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Mendel and Punnett Squares - Quiz

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  • Q1
    1. What does the word allele mean?
    An allele is a chromosome.
    An allele is an alternative version of a gene.
    An allele is a special type of gene.
    An allele means twins have the same genes.
    30s
  • Q2
    2. Which organisms did Mendel carry out his most successful breeding experiments with?
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  • Q3
    3. What did Mendel name the "factors" that are ALWAYS expressed (shown) if passed on?
    Homozygous
    Heterozygous
    Recessive
    Dominant
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  • Q4
    4. What does homozygous mean?
    An organism has two of the same alleles.
    An organism has two of the same chromosomes.
    Two organisms have the same genes on a chromosome.
    Two organisms are the same as each other.
    30s
  • Q5
    6. How can we describe the genotype of Parent 2?
    Homozygous recessive
    Heterozygous recessive
    Heterozygous dominant
    Heterozygous
    Homozygous dominant
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  • Q6
    7. Use the information above to work out the genotype of Plant B. Then write it below, being careful of the case(s) you use for the letters, and use the letter "T" to represent the alleles.
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  • Q7
    9. If Plant A and Plant B are bred together, is it possible for their offspring to be short?
    YES
    NO
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  • Q8
    10. What name is given to the physical characteristic shown for a organism's genotype?
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