Discovery Of Genetics Flashcards
Who discovered genetics?
Gregor Mendel
Who was Gregor?
An austrian monk born in 1822
What did Gregor Study?
Pea plants
What did he compare with his first experiment?
Round seeds and wrinkled seeds
When Mendel’s first generation of plants was allowed to self-pollinate, what did he discover?
He discovered that there were round seeds and some wrinkled seeds.
When Mendel’s Parental of plants was allowed to cross-pollinate, what did he discover?
All of the seeds are round
are there always more wrinkled seeds or round seeds?
Round are always more
What was the round seed’s allele?
R (Dominant)
What was the wrinkled seed’s allele?
r (recessive)
What will be the offspring if they crossed like a punnett square?
Rr which will be round.
What was the phenotype of RR?
round
What was the phenotype of Rr?
round
What was the phenotype of rr?
wrinkled
