Jeopardy Question Sheet
Work of Mendel
Important Vocab 1
Important Vocab 2
Mendelian Genetics
Meiosis
Linkage and Gene
Maps
What organism did
Mendel use to carry
out his experiments?
Some genes are
________ and other
genes are
___________
Dominant alleles are
represented by
_______ letters and
recessive alleles are
represented by
_________ letters
True or False: All
genes are either
dominant or
recessive.
Meiosis is known as a
type of __________
division because the
number of
chromosomes is
lowered
Who was the main
scientist that did
work with linkage
and gene maps?
Pea Plants are
usually _____pollinating
What are factors that
determine traits?
This is another term
for sex cells
(sperm and egg)
Meiosis results in the
production of ______
haploid cells.
What organism was
used to carry out
experiments about
linkage and gene
maps?
What is a specific
characteristic that
varies from one
organism to another?
What are the
different forms of a
gene called?
When an organism
has two identical
alleles it is known as
____________.
When one gene is
not completely
dominant over the
another, it is known
as _________
dominance
When both genes
contribute to the
phenotype, it is
known as
___________
What is the term for
a cell that contains
both sets of
homologous
chromosomes?
Morgan discovered
that chromosomes
are groups of
________ genes.
What does it mean to
be true-breeding?
What is the term for
the genetic makeup
of an organism?
When an organism
has two different
alleles for the same
gene it is known as
___________
What is the term for
traits that are
controlled by more
than one gene?
What is the term for
the cells that contain
only a single set of
chromosomes?
What is used to show
the relative distances
between genes on a
chromosome?
How did Mendel
cross-pollinate pea
plants?
What is the term for
the physical
characteristics of an
organism?
This is the term for
chromosomes that
are “matched up”
with one another
Give an example of a
trait that is
controlled by
multiple alleles.
In many female
animals, only one egg
results from meiosis.
The other three cells,
called ___________
____________, are
usually not involved
in reproduction.
Final Jeopardy: What is the process that gives rise to genetic differences by producing new combinations of alleles?
What principle does
linkage seem to
violate?