Week 1 Flashcards
scientific method, genetics
What are the seven steps of scientific method
- Make observation
- make testable questions
- make hypothesis
- experiment
- analyze- does it support hypothesis?
- conclude
- share
What mosel organism did Mendel use
Peas
what question did mendel ask?
What are the basic patterns of transmission of traits** from parent to offspring?
What did his question lead to
discovered
1) Fundaental principles of heredity
2) concept of dominant and recessive traits
3) 3) segregation and independent assortment of alleles
What is Blending Inheritance
Traits from Mother and father blend together–> form observable traits
black sheep x white sheep = grey sheep
intermediate traits
What is inheritence of acquired characteristics
traits:
Modified (thru use), passed onto offspring thru modified use
giraffes need longer necks by straining to reach leaves–> offspring w l
Mendels experimental Method with purple and white flowers
- he removed male anther pf purple flower
- prevented self fertilization
- dusted the stigma (female part with white flower pollen
these flowers were self fertilizing (both male and female parts)
what was the result of mendels purple and white flower
First generation of those flowers has ALL PURPLE
2) Second generation 3:1 of purple flowers to white flowers
genotype ration: 1:2:1
these offspring were known as hybrids
What was this experiment w peas and flowers called
Monohybrid cross
all resulted in 3:1 ration
What did mendels monohybrid cross prove in relation to blending inheritance?
Disproved it
what 7 traits did mendel test in all his experiments
- seed shape
- seed color
- pod shape
- pod color
- flower color
- flower and pod position
- stem length
Particulate theory
genes occur in pairs and determine traits.
2) during gamete formation genes seperate –> each gamete only contain one gene from homoglous pair
3) offspring will inherit combo of genes NOT BLENDED
Are traits aquired and modified thru use?
No, they are passed on as discreet units
genotype
genetic information, alleles which determine dominance or recessiveness
phenotype
outter appearance or trait
What are the 3 Mendelian Principles of inheritance
- Law of Segregation
- law of independent Assortment
- Law of Dominance
What is the princple of segregation
- punnet square
- two alleles of a gene SEGREGATE into SEPERATE GAMETES w a 50/50 chance of carrying a homogolous pair
- Genes will combine randomly to produce a PHENOTYPE according to rules of dominance
What is the Principle of Independent Assortment
genes on non homogolous diff chromosomes will distribute randomly
Does independent assortment increase or decrease genetic varability?
Increase
opposite of Independent assortment
Dependent
alleles of diff genes stay together when gaetes form
Law of Dominance
- Simple Dominance
- Incomplete Dominance
- Codominance
Simple Dominance
peas and flowers
F2 1:2:1 ratio
Incomplete Dominance
Intermediate traits fesult from heterozygous fominance
F2: 1:2:1
results in blending of phenotype but ALLELES WILL REMAIN DISTINCT
this is not like blending inheritance cuz blending inherentence means blending gense cant happen