Topic 6 The Work Of Mendel

Question 1

What did Mendel note

Answer 1

How characteristics implants were passed on from one generation to the next

Question 2

What did Mendel share about the height characteristics in pea plants

Answer 2

Pee pants height was determined by separately inherited hereditary units passed on from each parent
showed that the unit for tall plants was dominant and the unit for dwarf plants was recessive

Question 3

What is three important conclusions did Mendel reach

Answer 3

Characteristics implants were determined by hereditary units
hereditary units are passed on to offspring unchanged from both parents one unit from each parent
hereditary units can be dominant or recessive if an individual has both the dominant and recessive unit for a characteristic the dominant characteristic will be expressed

Question 4

What did Mendel’s work lead to

Answer 4

Scientist realising that they were striking similarities in the way the chromosomes and Mendels units acted
based on this it was proposed that units were found on the chromosomes and are now called genes
the structure of DNA was created