A Mating Between a Purebred Purple-Flowered Pea Plant and a Purebred

question 40

Multiple Choice

A mating between a purebred purple-flowered pea plant and a purebred white-flowered pea plant would be called a ________.

• A)pedigree analysis
• B)monohybrid cross
• C)test cross
• D)dihybrid cross

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Definitions:

Mitosis

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

DNA Replication

The process by which a cell duplicates its DNA, producing two identical copies from the original DNA molecule.

Spindle Apparatus

The spindle apparatus is a cellular structure composed of microtubules. It plays a critical role in chromosome separation during cell division.

DNA Duplicated

The process of a DNA molecule making an exact copy of itself, crucial for cell division and genetic inheritance.