What is genetics? - a branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms.
what does heredity mean? - passing on of traits/characteristics from one generation to the next
who was the 'Father of Genetics'? - Gregor Mendel
What did Gregor Mendel do? - Breed differen...
What is genetics? - a branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms.
what does heredity mean? - passing on of traits/characteristics from one generation to the next
who was the 'Father of Genetics'? - Gregor Mendel
What did Gregor Mendel do? - Breed different variations of garden pea plants in the 1800s
What are genes? - Genes are sections of DNA that control a single genetic trait.
T/F: each chromatid is made up of one, helical DNA molecule. - true
What is each DNA molecule made up of? - a series of genes
What is the basic unit of heredity in living organisms? - a gene
T/F: nearly all somatic cells have an exact copy of all the genes in that organism - true
(finish the sentence) Because there are two of each kind of chromosome, each cell contains.... - two of
each kind of gene
What are alleles? - one of two or more forms of a gene
what is the gene pool? - the set of all genes, or genetic information, in a population of sexually
reproducing organisms
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