Laws of Inheritance Answers

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Why did Mendel study pea plants?

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Pea plants were easy to grow, had short generation times, produced many offspring, and showed clear contrasting traits that Mendel could study through controlled breeding.

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What is the definition for "hypothesis"?

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a scientific concept that explains what patterns of behavior will be seen through repeated investigations
B
a hypothesis or group of related hypotheses that can be accepted as true based on repeated experimentation with similar results
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a possible explanation or answer to a scientific question that is based on prior knowledge or research and is testable
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Before testing the pea plants, Mendel formed a five-part hypothesis. What did Mendel include in his hypothesis? Check all that apply.

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A pair of factors (known as genes) control traits.
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One gene comes from each parent for every trait.
C
Each trait is passed from generation to generation.
D
Some traits are passed together from generation to generation.
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When gametes are formed, genes separate.
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If there are two unlike genes, one may be seen while the other is hidden.
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Mendel studied pea plants for particular traits. When observing the results of his experiments, he created two laws of inheritance. How is a scientific law formed?

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A scientific law is formed when repeated observations and experiments consistently support a pattern or relationship in nature.

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Explain how the alleles were passed from parents to offspring.

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Each parent passed one allele to the offspring. The Gg parent passed the dominant G allele, and the gg parent passed a recessive g allele, producing a Gg offspring with green pods.

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Rryy
C
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3. ✔ ryRyRYRy

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C
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D
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