Mendelian Genetics

4. An Austrian monk considered the father of genetics due to his pioneering experiments with pea plants.
5. The genetic makeup of an organism, represented by letters (e.g., Aa, BB).
8. A genetic system determining human blood types (A, B, AB, or O) based on the presence or absence of certain antigens.
9. The study of heredity and how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
11. When one allele masks the effect of another allele for the same trait.
12. Mendel's first law, stating that allele pairs separate during gamete formation.
13. The observable characteristics of an organism resulting from its genotype.

1. Breeding experiments involving two different traits simultaneously.
2. Mendel's second law, stating that alleles for different traits are inherited independently of each other.
3. Breeding experiments involving one trait, such as flower color or seed shape.
6. Scientific procedures used to test hypotheses and gather data, like Mendel's work with pea plants.
7. A diagram used to predict the possible genotypes of offspring in genetic crosses.
10. Mendel's observation that the first generation (F1) of a cross always looks the same.