Gregor Mendel Flashcards
What name is frequently given to Gregor Mendel?
The ‘Father of Genetics’
What famous experiment did Mendel carry out?
Mendel studied the traits of pea plants
Describe Mendel’s experiment
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He removed the anthers (pollen-producing structures) from the pea plants
He transferred pollen from other flowers to the treated flowers by hand
He then covered the plants pollinated by hand with bags to prevent them from being pollinated by any other plant
He then collected the seeds that were formed and grew them in carefully labelled containers
He studied the appearance of the resulting plants and recorded the results
Because of what main features was Mendel’s work successful
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He only studied features that displayed two traits e.g. tall of small
He counted the number of plants with each type of trait and was therefore able to detect mathematical ratios such as 1:1
