Chapter 10: Inheritance

Question 1

What is heredity?

Answer 1

Study of inheritance; genetic transmission from one generation to another

Question 2

What is a monohybrid cross?

Answer 2

Only one charcteristic with contrasting phenotypes is considered

Question 3

What is a homozygous organism?

Answer 3

A genotype with two identical alleles for single locus; purebreeding

Question 4

What is a heterozygous organism?

Answer 4

A genotype with two different alleles for single gene locus

Question 5

What is the monohybrid ratio?

Answer 5

3:1

Question 6

What is polygenic inheritance?

Answer 6

Transmission of characteristics controlled by two or more genes