During His Experiments with Pea Plants, Mendel Referred to the Trait

question 23

Multiple Choice

During his experiments with pea plants, Mendel referred to the trait that was expressed in the F₁ or first filial generation as

• A)recessive.
• B)dominant.
• C)codominant.
• D)independent.

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Definitions:

Sten Score

A standardized test score that typically ranges from 1 to 10, used to compare an individual's performance on a test to a normative population.

Standard Deviation

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Postformal Thought

A proposed adult stage of cognitive development, following Piaget’s four stages, that goes beyond adolescent thinking by being more practical, more flexible, and more dialectical (i.e., more capable of combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole).

Operational Thought

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children develop the ability to think logically about abstract concepts.