PPT-Darwin & Mendel…

Theories of Inheritance Chapter 7 Key Concepts Neither Darwin nor Wallace knew how variation could be produced in Nature What do we attribute this to now The accepted theories of inheritance were the . Joe Mendel: What made you decide to build your first mandolin? Will Kimble: I couldn't afford to buy the ones I really wanted, so I decided to try my hand : What is the division of work between you an 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). Heredity. The. passing of parents characteristics onto the offspring. Genetics is the branch of biology that studies heredity. Grego. r Mendel. Considered the father of genetics. Was an Austrian. monk that used pea plants to study heredity. . Traits. Detached Earlobes . Tongue rolling. Dimples. Cleft Chin. Cross Left thumb over right. See Colours Red and Green. Straight Hair Line . vs. Widows Peak. Key Terms. Selective breeding. Artificial breeding. 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. . Mendel and His Pea Plants. Gregor. Mendel. Austrian. Recommended to enter an abbey by his physics teacher. Becoming a friar allowed Mendel to continue his studies in various science fields without having to pay for it. 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. Charles Darwin was born February 12 1809 in Shrewsbury England. . He came from a long line of doctors, his father was a medical doctor, and his grandfather was a botanist.. He was described as someone who “loved to explore nature”. 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. 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. of Discovery. THINK ABOUT IT . If you’d met young Charles Darwin, you probably wouldn’t have guessed that his ideas would change the way we look at the world. As a boy, Darwin wasn’t a star student. . Background Info: Charles Darwin. Set sail on the HMS . Beagle. . 5 year trip around the world. Naturalist: a person who studies the natural world. He wanted to learn about the living things he saw on the voyage . (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. This slide from: http://gallery4share.com/t/. teosinte-grass.html. Previous slide from: http://. www.gmo-safety.eu. /science/maize/337.threat-biological-diversity.html. From . www.pbs.org. , NOVA: The Hippocratic Oath Today.