PPT-Mendel’s Genetics Chapter 7

KEY CONCEPT The chromosomes on which genes are located can affect the expression of traits Two copies of each autosomal gene affect phenotype Mendel studied autosomal gene traits like hair texture . D 37. Use the Punnett square technique to predict the distribution of traits in mono- and di-hybrid crossings.. Learning Target: . Principles of Heredity . I Can. …Explain the foundation principles of Mendelian Genetics. B – What do you already know about protein . synthesis ? Write 1 sentence. Now read pages 150 and 151 including Figure 2. D - Write one thing you learned IN YOUR OWN . . WORDS from reading each step #1 thru 7 on . Chapter 11. 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. Week 18 notes. Monday/ Tuesday . Warm-Up. What is a chromosome?. What is one segment of DNA called?. What is genetics? . Agenda. Section 10.1 (Mendel’s Laws of Heredity) Lesson & Notes. Big Ideas of this Chapter!!. Inherited genes determine an organism’s traits. . Using scientific methods, . Gregor. Mendel discovered the basic principles of genetics. . It is now known that interactions among alleles, genes, and the . Crash Course – Heredity. Or. Khanacademy. - Introduction to Heredity. Genetics. Every living thing has a set of characteristics inherited from its parents (sexual reproduction) or parent (asexual reproduction).. QOD . 1/23/13- TRUE OR FALSE? . Girls . inherit more traits from their mother than their father. You . have inherited traits that are not apparent. Color . blindness is more common in males than females. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes is called what?. A TRAIT. The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called what?. HEREDITY. 2. The scientific study of heredity is called what?. The . Work of . Gregor. Mendel. Genetics. :. The scientific study of heredity. (Is now at the core of a revolution in understanding biology.). Gregor. Mendel. : Was an Austrian Monk, who was in charge of the monastery garden. He was the first person to trace the characteristics of successive generations of a living thing (pea plants).. 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. Genetics & You. Something to keep in mind as we begin our discussion on genetics. …. Your traits are a combination of . your . genetic material (DNA). and . the environment around you. .. For Example: . Chapter 9 Fundamentals of Genetics http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eR7NoV1Oe6Q/TAgAp0QG0UI/AAAAAAAAM0I/qZbTAbC8A9A/s1600/gregor_mendel.jpg Section 1 Vocabulary Pretest Genetics Heredity Trait Pollination Self-pollination 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