Science Midterm

Front 1

Gregor Mendel

Back 1

- known as the Father of Genetics

- study 9 generations of pea plants

- observed variety of traits such as height, color, and texture of seed coat

- used math to predict what kind of plant would be produced based on parents

- kept statistical notes about the pea plants

Front 2

difference between homozygous and

heterozygous?

Back 2

- homozygous has either 2 dominant or 2 recessive alleles

- heterozygous has one dominant and one recessive alleles

Front 3

heredity

Back 3

passing of traits from parents to offspring

Front 4

difference between phenotype and genotype?

Back 4

phenotype is the name for an organisms physical appearance

genotype is the entire genetic makeup of an organism

Front 5

what is incomplete dominance?

Back 5

when one trait is not completely dominant over another.

each allele has its own influence

R2 red flower + R2 white flower = pink flower