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Which of the following concepts was not discovered by the scientist Gregor Mendel?
Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian friar, studied genetics through what types of experiments?
If two heterozygous yellow plants are mated with one another, what percent of the offspring will be green?
Mendel originally proposed the idea of a "factor" that controls phenotype and comes in a recessive and a dominant form. Which of the following modern terms most aptly describe Mendel's "factors"?
Which of the given disorders follows classical Mendelian inheritance?
A parent plant that is homozygous for the yellow color allele is crossed with a plant that is homozygous for the green allele. If all F1 offspring are yellow, what can be concluded about the cross?
A heterozygous plant with green peas is crossed with a plant with yellow peas. What percent of the offspring will be yellow?
A student selects a random pea plant from Mendel's garden. She notes that the plant has red leaves, but all other plants in the garden have green leaves. She presents the plant to Mendel, who claims that he has never seen a plant with red leaves before. What phenomenon is most likely responsible for the red leaf phenotype?
Which of the following is the most accurate definition of an allele?
If two heterozygous yellow plants are mated with one another, what percent of the offspring will be yellow? Assume complete dominance.