Mendelian genetics

Question 1

What plant did Mendel experiment with

Answer 1

Pea

Question 2

Why peas

Answer 2

Produce sexually
He could control reproduction fertilization
They grow quickly have many offspring

Question 3

For medals first expire ends what did he do

Answer 3

Took plants pure bred for a trait (ex: tall whose offspring were tall) took two of the true breeding plants (on tall one dwarf) and crossed them
Mono hybrid plants are only different for only one trait (tall v.s dwarf)
Offspring were all tall in other words tall was dominant and dwarf was recessive

Question 4

Gregor Mendel

Answer 4

1822-1884
Austrian monk
Scientists who discovered hereditary and genetics

Question 5

What did we learn from Mendel’s experiments?

Answer 5

1-genes are passed from parents to offspring
2-each gene has 2 alleles
3-two different gametes can be produced (each with one of the alleles)
4-alleles randomly are placed into gametes during meiosis(law of segregation)
5-alleles are inherited independent from other alleles law of independent assortment

Question 6

Punnet squares

Answer 6

An easy short hand way to predict the outcome of crosses. The alleles of the parents go into the boxes at the top and left .