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Who was the Austrian monk and biologist known for his work with plants?
Gregor Mendel
Andrea McDonough
Bedirhan Cinar
Charles Darwin
What did Mendel call the yellow-colored trait in his pea plants?
Dominant
Recessive
Homozygous
Heterozygous
What did Mendel call the hidden trait in his pea plants?
Dominant
Recessive
Homozygous
Heterozygous
What are the different variations of a gene called?
Alleles
Phenotypes
Genotypes
Hybrids
What is the result of a genotype called?
Alleles
Phenotypes
Genotypes
Hybrids
What is the term for a pea with two identical alleles?
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Dominant
Recessive
What is the term for a pea with two different alleles?
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Dominant
Recessive
What is the name of the diagram used to visualize allele distribution?
Punnett square
Genotype square
Heredity chart
Trait diagram
What is the possible proportion of phenotypes in the second generation of Mendel's peas?
Three yellow to one green
Three green to one yellow
Two yellow to two green
One yellow to three green
What did Mendel's work with peas help scientists understand?
Genetics and heredity
Evolution and natural selection
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
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