Mendel And Monohybrid Inheritance Flashcards
1
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Who was Mendel
A
He was a Czechoslovakian monk who carried out experiments in pea plants. He wanted to discover why species varied and how inheritance works
2
Q
What were four of the principles behind Mendels work
A
Reproduced lots of plants (experiments)
Controlled the pollination
Tracked which characteristics were produced
Used maths to prove ratios of characteristics
3
Q
How did other scientists rediscover mendels work
A
Because he published his articles which later got ‘peer reviewed’
4
Q
What does homozygous mean
A
Same alleles
5
Q
What does heterozygous mean
A
Different alleles
6
Q
What does phenotype mean
A
The physics characteristics
7
Q
What does genotype mean
A
Whether its homozygous or heterozygous
