Mendel as Father of Genetics (Grade 12 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Quizzes
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What title is Gregor Mendel recognised by worldwide?
What title is Gregor Mendel recognised by worldwide?
Father of genetics
How many distinct traits did Mendel study in garden pea plants?
How many distinct traits did Mendel study in garden pea plants?
Seven
Why did Mendel choose garden pea plants for his genetic research?
Why did Mendel choose garden pea plants for his genetic research?
Quick reproduction & controlled crossing
Which of these was one of the seven traits Mendel studied?
Which of these was one of the seven traits Mendel studied?
Flower position (axial vs terminal)
What did all F₁ generation plants look like when Mendel crossed tall with short plants?
What did all F₁ generation plants look like when Mendel crossed tall with short plants?
All tall
What phenotypic ratio appeared in the F₂ generation of Mendel's height experiment?
What phenotypic ratio appeared in the F₂ generation of Mendel's height experiment?
3 tall : 1 short
What is the genotypic ratio in F₂ when crossing two individuals?
What is the genotypic ratio in F₂ when crossing two individuals?
(::)
According to the Law of Dominance, what happens in heterozygous organisms?
According to the Law of Dominance, what happens in heterozygous organisms?
Only dominant allele is expressed
How are dominant and recessive alleles represented in genetic notation?
How are dominant and recessive alleles represented in genetic notation?
Capital for dominant, lowercase for recessive
What does the term 'genotype' refer to?
What does the term 'genotype' refer to?
The actual alleles an organism carries