1 is known as the "Father of Genetics". He was the first to show how traits are 2__ from parent to offspring. He used _
3
plants
in his experiments. In this plant, the sexual reproductive structures are completely enclosed within the flower, making this plant _4__.
Sex cells (egg and sperm are called .
_5_.
6_
occurs when the
sperm fuses with the egg. The "Father of Genetics" used a process called
_7_
when he wanted to breed one plant with a different
plant. When he bred true-breeding tall plants with true-breeding dwarf plants, all of the resulting offspring were _
. But when
these hybrids were allowed to self-pollinate, it resulted in offspring that were _
_9_
and
_10_. He realized this was caused by one
11 that occurred in two contrasting forms called.
_12_