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Introduction to Genetics
Chapter 10 Introduction to Genetics
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Who was Gregor Mendel? He was known as the “FATHER OF GENETICS”
He discovered how traits were inherited GENETICS – study of heredity HEREDITY – the passing of traits from parents to offspring
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Mendel’s Peas Mendel did his study on pea plants
Pea plants have many traits (tall/short, purple flowers/white flowers) Pea plants can be self-fertilized or cross-fertilized
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Types of Plants True-Breeding - these plants always create plants that look like themselves Hybrids – offspring of true- breeding plants Tall x Short = Hybrid
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Dominance Some traits are dominant over others.
Tall x Short = all tall offspring (hybrids) *Tall is the dominant trait * Short is recessive
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Genes and Alleles Mendel discovered that each trait is controlled by two factors (alleles) Genes – factors that determine your traits
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Mendel’s Experiments Draw the crosses
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Explaining the Cross When a parent makes sperm or eggs, their genes separate (PRINCIPLE OF SEGREGATION) The GAMETES (egg or sperm) contain either a T allele (tall) or a t allele (short)
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GENOTYPE - what genes, letters, the organism has (TT, Tt, tt)
PHENOTYPE - what it looks like (tall or short)
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Genotype Possibilities
Homozygous Dominant- both alleles are dominate (TT) Homozygous Recessive- both alleles are recessive (tt) Heterozygous- have a dominate and recessive allele (Tt)
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Are these offspring the F1 or F2 generation?
Check for understanding 1. A one-eyed purple people eater is crossed with a two eyed purple people eater. All of their offspring have two eyes. Which trait is dominant? 2. If you use the letter E for this gene. What is the genotype of the offspring? Are these offspring the F1 or F2 generation? 4. If you crossed the offspring with each other? How many ofthe new offspring would you expect to have two eyes?
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6. Who was the father of genetics? __________
More checking 5. The passing of traits from parents to offspring is known as ___________________________ 6. Who was the father of genetics? __________ 7. A single gene will code for a _______________, such as flower color. 8. Every gene is made of two ______________
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