Genetics Test 1 Study Guide   Return to Biology and Environmental Study Guides

1. Who was Mendel?

2. What are alleles?

3. What is the difference between heterozygous and homozygous?

4. What is a genotype and a phenotype?

5. How many chromosomes does each parent donate to their offspring?

6. What is DNA and RNA?

7. What is a mutation and are all mutations harmful?

8. What does a Punnett Square show?

9. What is the difference between a purebred and a hybrid?

10. What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

11. Who was Walter Sutton?

12.Understand what a genetic code is and what are the basic components.

13. Understand the relationship between heredity and traits.

14. Understand the process how DNA is transferred from cell to another cell.