1. Ch 8 Genetics

2. New journal: Ch 8 1. Define heredity. The passing of characteristics from parent to offspring.

3. Define Genetics Who is the Father of Genetics? The scientific study of heredity. Gregor Mendel.

4. Write the genotype for a heterozygous tall plant. Tt

5. What is a pedigree? (Besides being a brand of dog food,) a pedigree is a diagram in which several generations of a family and the occurrence of certain genetic characteristics are shown.

6. The unknown genotype of an individual with a dominant phenotype can be determined using what? a test cross

7. Both sickle-cell anemia and hemophilia are caused by what? genes coding for defective protein. Which = genetic disorder

8. Where do you find sex-linked traits, and what gender is more likely to have them? On the X chromosome Males