50/50 Flashcards
passing from traits to offspring. how it passes through generation
heredity
study of heredity
genetics
unit of hereditary information
genes
transmission of traits
alleles
differences in sequences of genes between individual organisms of a species
variation
4 branches of genetics
- molecular genetics
- cytogenetics
- transmission genetics
- population genetics
this branch of genetics deals with DNA and gene expression and regulation
molecular genetics
this branch of genetics deals with chromosome structure & behavior during cell division
cytogenetics
this branch of genetics deals with different patterns of inheritance.
transmission genetics
transmission genetics also called as ____________ is the oldest sunbdiscipline of genetics.
classical genetics
it attempts to predict outcomes of reproduction.
classical genetics
father of genetics
gregor johann mendel
where did mendel performed his pea plant studies?
augustinian monastery of st. thomas
what make peas (pisum sativum) ideal for genetic studies?
- they exhibit vigorous growth
- then can self-fertilize
-they can croos-fertilize
scientists who helped gregor johann mendel
- hugo de vries
- carl correns
- erich von tschermak