Inheritance Flashcards

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What did Mendel work out?

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The main principles of inheritance in the 19th century.

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What did Mendel study?

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Inheritance in pea plants.

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What did Mendel notice?

A

Certain characteristics that were shown by 2 pea plants were not always shown in their offspring.

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What happened when Mendel crossed offspring together?

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Characteristics sometimes reappeared in the next generation.

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What did Mendel carry out?

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Thousands of crosses with pea planet and he found that many characteristics were inherited in predictable patterns.

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What idea did Mendel propose?

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Separately inherited factors.

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What does each individual inherit?

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A set of factors from each of their parents.

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Why weren’t Mendel’s discoveries recognised until after his death? 3

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  • published work in obscure journal
  • DNA, chromosomes and genes were not yet discovered
  • people could not accept the link between plants and humans
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