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1. traits are traits that are passed from parent to offspring. *
adaptive
inherited < < < <
biological
2. is conisdered to be the father of modern genetics because of his work with pea plants and their offspring. *
gregor mendel < < <
albert einstein
reginald punnett
3. when a true-breeding pea plant with yellow seeds is crossed with a true-breeding pea plant with green seed, what color(s) will the offspring's seeds be? *
all will be yellow.
all will be green.
half will be yellow, half will be green. < < <
4. are large bundles of tightly coiled dna. *
alleles
rna
chromosomes < < < <
5. human sex cells have exactly chromosomes. *
23
46 < < < <
92
6. if both pairs of alleles in a pair of genes are the same, then the organism is said to be for that trait. *
homologous < < <
homozygous
heterozygous
7. which trait is dominant, tallness or shortness? *
tallness < < <
shortness
neither, offspring would be "medium-sized"
8. the following list contains possible combinations for pea plant seed shape. round (r) is a dominant trait, and wrinkled (r) is a recessive trait. choose the combination(s) that would result in a plant with wrinkled seeds. *
rr
rr
rr < < < <
9. which controls the characteristics of an organism? *
proteins
alleles
dna < < < <
10. which statement best describes the difference between a gene and an allele? *
an allele is a section of a chromosome that typically contains the code for a particular protein. a gene is one of two or more alternative forms of an allele.
a gene is a section of a chromosome that typically contains the code for a particular protein. an allele is one of two or more alternative forms of a gene.
an allele is a section of dna , which typically contains the code for a specific protein that determines a specific trait. a gene is a section of an allele.

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