1. I will find out about Mendels work in Genetics
ISN p.146 & 147
MT 16
The Genetics of Life
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I will find out about Mendels work in Genetics
Even GOOGLE recognizes the importance of Genetics

2. Your 1st Job Today ISN page 146
READ
Find out who Gregor Mendel is…
Why he is referred to as ‘The Father of Genetics’…
Why he studied pea plants…

3. The Father of Genetics
Mendel
Good student in math, sciences…
Studied to become a Monk
Taught at a monastery
Studied bees, astronomy, meteorology
Out of curiosity he studied the pea plants in the monastery garden:
Pea Plants….Small, grow easy, matures quickly, many offspring, Male/Female in same flower

4. Either/Or Traits… make them easy to study!

5. Purebred vs Hybrid
A Purebred plant produces the same offspring with the same trait as the parent.
Mendel discovered that purebred tall pea plants would always have offspring that were tall.
Mendel knew that the offspring would be identical to the parent.
A Hybrid plants traits are not the same as the parent

6. Purebred Labrador Retriever
Hybrid Labrodoodle
Purebred Labrador Retriever
Purebred Standard Poodle

7. Genetic Cross & Generations
A cross is simply the mating of 2 individual plants, animals, etc
P = parental generation
F1 = 1st filial (Latin for daughter & son)
F2 = 2nd filial

8. READ Your 2nd Job Today ISN 147
Find out what the Law of Segregation is…

9. Mendels 1st Law 2 genes for a trait: 1 from mom, 1 from dad)
They separate during meiosis (anaphase)… which IS The LAW OF SEGREGATION

10. Why is peer review important to the acceptance of a theory?
determines when the theory can be modified
confirms that the theory is scientifically sound
explains how the theory can be proven in the future
evaluates if the theory can be applied to other explanations
The P generation is analogous to
Your parents
Your grandparents
You and your siblings
The F1 generation is analogous to
The F2 generation is analogous to

11. Be the change you wish to see in the world
As someone who is more knowledgeable than each of you, I personally would suggest that you go home and review this material tonight… read the sections in the textbook!
HOMEWORK
Be the change you wish to see in the world 11 11