PPT-Gregor Mendel The basic laws of heredity were first formed during the mid-

1800s by an Austrian botanist monk named Gregor Mendel Because his work laid the foundation to the study of heredity Mendel is referred to as The Father of Genetics Mendel Pea Plants. Influenced existentialism. Explored . the themes and archetypes of alienation, physical and psychological brutality, parent–child . conflict, . characters on a terrifying quest, labyrinths of bureaucracy, and mystical transformations. Mendel . By Muntrell Banks Taydra Fauntleroy and Jocelyn Davis . Homozygous Dominant. Having a pair of dominant alleles at a gene locus on homologous chromosomes; e.g. AA . Homozygous Recessive . Having a pair of recessive alleges at a gene locus on homologous chromosomes; e.g. Aa . What did Mendel Observe?. How do alleles affect inheritance?. Heredity. The passing of physical characteristics, or traits from parents to offspring.. VOCABULARY. Genetics: The study of Heredity (passing of traits from parent to offspring). Chapter 10 Section 1. Mendel’s Experiment. In the mid 19. th. century, a monk named Mendel studied how traits are passed from one generation to another.. Experimented on . garden peas. .. .  green pea plants reproduce sexually (produce gametes). Johann Mendel. (1822 - 1884). Tim Roufs. © 2010-2013. http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/. . . . or how to make sense. out of Ch. . 3 . of the text . . . .. University of Minnesota Duluth. Please do the following:. h. ave . out your Karyotyping lab. pick up the handouts. Genetics and Heredity . http://. ed.ted.com/lessons/how-mendel-s-pea-plants-helped-us-understand-genetics-hortensia-jimenez-diaz. SC STANDARD B 4:. The student will understand the molecular basis of heredity.. Essential Question. How does segregation of alleles contribute to genetic variation?. Origins of Hereditary Science. Mendel” Breeding Experiments. 1800’s. by an . Austrian botanist monk . named . Gregor. Mendel. . Because his work laid the foundation to the study of heredity, . Mendel is referred to as “The Father of Genetics.”. Mendel’ Pea Plants. (And why was his work so important?). Gregor. Mendel. Gregor. Mendel was a monk who lived in the 1800s. Mendel’s Mind Wandered…. Mendel wondered how the same species of plants could have different characteristics. pea plants . and formed the foundation for . genetics. . He is called the . Father of Genetics.. Why did he study pea plants?. The traits were in . two forms. only. The pea plants produced . :The inheritance of traits. Heredity Terms. . Genes:. Sections of DNA that code for a trait.. Heredity Terms. . Alleles:. Different forms of a gene that code for a trait. One from mom, one from dad.. heredity. Heredity is the cause of similarities between individuals. This is the reason that brothers and sisters with the same parents resemble each other and with their parents. Variation is the cause of differences who do resemble each other are still unique individuals. Thus, we have no trouble in recognizing the differences between sisters, for example, and even ‘identical’ twins are recognized as distinctive individuals by their parents and close friends. . GeneticsGeneticsGene: basic unit of Gene: basic unit of inheritance inheritance Two genes(or alleles) for Two genes(or alleles) for each characteristic: one each characteristic: one from father and on Section 12.1. Genetics. – study of heredity; how traits are passed from parents to offspring. Gregor. Mendel. “Father of Genetics”. History of. Lived in a monastery in Austria in 1842. In 1851, moved to the University of Vienna where he studied science and mathematics.