BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Chapter 10.2, Problem 1MC
Why did Gregor Mendel choose pea plants as his experimental organism?
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BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
Ch. 10.1 - How are chromosomes, DNA, genes, and alleles...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 10.2 - Why did Gregor Mendel choose pea plants as his...Ch. 10.2 - Distinguish between dominant and recessive;...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 10.3 - How are Punnett squares helpful in following the...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 10.3 - Prob. 4MCCh. 10.4 - What is a dihybrid cross, and what is the...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 2MC
Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 10.5 - How do the patterns of inheritance differ for...Ch. 10.5 - What is the difference between recombinant and...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 10.6 - Prob. 1MCCh. 10.6 - What is pleiotropy?Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 3MCCh. 10.6 - Prob. 4MCCh. 10.7 - Prob. 1MCCh. 10.7 - Prob. 2MCCh. 10.7 - Prob. 3MCCh. 10.8 - How are pedigrees helpful in determining a...Ch. 10.8 - Prob. 2MCCh. 10.9 - Prob. 1MCCh. 10.9 - Prob. 2MCCh. 10 - In the list of four terms below, which term is the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 10 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 10 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 10 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 10 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 10 - Prob. 1WIOCh. 10 - List three genes mentioned in this chapter or not...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 10 - Prob. 4WIOCh. 10 - Prob. 5WIOCh. 10 - Explain how each of the following appears to...Ch. 10 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 10 - Calico cats have large patches of orange and...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10WIOCh. 10 - Review Burning Question 10.10, which describes the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1PITCh. 10 - Analyze the concept map and then explain the...Ch. 10 - Add meiosis, gametes, mutations, incomplete...Ch. 10 - In rose bushes, red flowers FF or Ff are dominant...Ch. 10 - In Mexican hairless dogs, a dominant allele...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3GPCh. 10 - Two lizards have green skin and large dewlaps...Ch. 10 - A fern with a genotype AA Bb Cc dd Ee mates with...Ch. 10 - In Fraggles, males are genotype XY and females are...
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- which characteristic of pea plants was NOT important in their selection as Mendel's research organism? A)pea plants have a short generation timeB) peas are easy to cultivateC) many true breeding varieties were available.D)pea plants are self-pollinating but can be cross-fertilized easilyE)Most other scientists of the time were also using peas, so a lot was known about them.arrow_forwardExplain Mendel’s experimental organism?arrow_forwardWho was Gregor Mendel? Describe the plant that he performed his research with and explain at least two reasons why this plant proved to be an ideal model species for early genetic research.arrow_forward
- Who was Gregor Mendel? Why is he important in the history of science, and more specifically, in the history of Darwin's theory of evolution?arrow_forwardFor which reasons, early human geneticists were slow to accept Mendelian analysis?arrow_forwardList Mendel’s conclusions from his experiments. How do the conclusions relate to what is known today in the field of genetics?arrow_forward
- How did Mendel’s experiments contributed to the study of genetics?arrow_forwardAll of the following are reasons that Mendel chose the pea plant as a model system for his studies EXCEPT ________. A) peas have a relatively short generation time B) peas produce large numbers of seeds C) he could control which parents were involved in mating D) peas only reproduce by cross-fertilizationarrow_forwardDescribe how Gregor Mendel tested his pea plants to show that they were true-breeding before he began his experiments.arrow_forward
- What was the parental (P) generation in Mendel's experiment?arrow_forwardWhich of the following is evidence that Mendel had that helped him to construct his Law of Segregation?A) His F2 generation in the dihybrid cross resulted in a 1:1:1:1 distribution of phenotypes.B) He found no linkage of different genes in the offspring of his pea plants.C) The F1 generation of the monohybrid cross resulted in blended phenotypes.D) The F2 generation of the monohybrid cross resulted in the recessive trait reappearing as a phhenotype.E) Two of the above are correct.arrow_forwardWhy did Mendel’s work refute the idea of blending inheritance?arrow_forward
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