Genetics Trivia

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Gregor Mendel is known as the father of what field?

Answer: Genetics

Bonus fact: Mendel's pea experiments revealed basic inheritance patterns.

What plants did Mendel famously study?

Answer: Pea plants

Bonus fact: Peas offered clear traits and controlled breeding.

Mendel's law of segregation says paired hereditary factors separate during formation of what?

Answer: Gametes

Bonus fact: Each gamete receives one allele from a pair.

A dominant allele can affect a trait when how many copies are present?

Answer: One

Bonus fact: A dominant allele can be expressed in a heterozygote.

In a simple Mendelian trait, what notation often represents a dominant allele?

Answer: Capital letter

Bonus fact: For example, A may represent a dominant allele.

A person with one dominant and one recessive allele is called what?

Answer: Heterozygous

Bonus fact: The two alleles differ.

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