Bio 2_L 1.1: Mendelian Laws Of Inheritance #1

Question 1

subdiscipline of biology that focuses on heredity and genetic variations.

Answer 1

Genetics

Question 2

transmission or passing down of traits from the generation of parents to their offspring.

Answer 2

Heredity (Hereditary Genetics)

Question 3

● differences in traits or characteristics within individuals in a specific species.

● degree of difference in the DNA among individuals of a population.

Answer 3

variation genetics

Question 4

Branches of Genetics:

deals with DNA and gene expression and regulation.

Answer 4

Molecular genetics

Question 5

Branches of Genetics:

chromosome structure and behavior during cell division

Answer 5

Cytogenetics

Question 6

Branches of Genetics:

● different patterns of inheritance.

● how genes pass from parent to offspring.

● oldest subdiscipline

● attempts to predict outcomes of reproduction

Answer 6

Transmission genetics

Question 7

Branches of Genetics:

how forces of evolution influence genes in populations.

Answer 7

Population genetics

Question 8

Who is the father of modern genetics?

Answer 8

Gregor Johann Mendel

Question 9

What plant did Mendel choose for his hybridization experiments? Why?

Answer 9

> Legume garden peas (Pisum Sativum)

> exhibits vigorous growth, self-fertilize, cross-fertilize

Question 10

Previous Notions of Inheritance:

seeds are produced in different organs and will later gather to form the offspring.

EXTRA: Who postulated this theory?

Answer 10

Pangenesis (by Hippocrates)