1. Gregor Mendel and Dragon Genetics The Study of Genetics

2. Maryland Science Content Standard Students will be able to explain the ways that genetic information is passed from parent to offspring in different organisms. In sexual reproduction, a single specialized cell from a female merges with a single specialized cell from a male and the fertilized egg now has genetic information from each parent, that multiplies to form the complete organism composed of about a trillion cells, each of which contains the same genetic information

3. Objective Students will identify genetic traits in order to understand genotypes and phenotypes

4. Notebook Title:WebLabs Date:1/6/2016

5. What to Do…. Go to the following website to complete an interactive Dragon Genetics activity Click Me When you go to the site, click on Mendel’s Peas Be sure to follow all directions or you will not know what to do……. When you finish, click on Dragons

6. So, What Did Gregor Do?? What is a trait? Give five examples of traits in the pea plants studied by Mendel. How did Mendel come up with the theory of inheritance? Define dominate and recessive traits. What is a pedigree used for?

7. Questions to be Answered The sex chromosome is homologous. What does this term mean? Explain. Are genes always found in the same location on the same chromosome for all members of the same species? Add text support from the book. When changing the alleles, why did the phenotype change sometimes and not others?

8. More Questions Answer the questions found throughout the activity fully and explain your responses Why is color represented by two different letters? Explain using evidence from the textbook Explain the difference in genotype for the number of legs possible. Evidence from your book is needed.