PPT-Heredity and Mendel

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. Genetics = the study of . HEREDITY. Heredity = Passing of . Traits. from parents to offspring. Predicted how . TRAITS. are transferred from one generation to the next. Father of Genetics. Gregor. Mendel, an Austrian monk is known as the FATHER of GENETICS.. (Fundamentals of Genetics). Chapter 9. Heredity. The transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring. . Trait (allele)- variant of a characteristic. Mendel observed 7 characteristics of pea plants.. Traits. - Characteristic, quality, or feature that distinguishes an organism. Genetics. /Heredity. - . The passing on of traits from parent to offspring. Acquired Trait. - Trait that is learned or obtained through experience or practice.. . 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. 1. Family resemblance: your mother and father each contribute to your genetic makeup.. allele:. alternative version of a gene. 2. Family resemblance: your mother and father each contribute to your genetic makeup.. 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. 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. Reminder – classroom procedures. Feel free to ask questions at any time – hands up! . No talking out of turn whenever I or another student is talking. When I clap my hands- clap back. Stop what you are doing and await further instructions... (10. th. class). Variations in organisms mainly occur during sexual reproduction. Because of mutations caused by errors in DNA replication. Thus no two. Offspring's are identical to each other .Other causes of such variations. :The inheritance of traits. Heredity Terms. . Genes:. Sections of DNA that code for a trait.. Heredity Terms. . Alleles:. Different forms of a gene that code for a trait. One from mom, one from dad.. 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. . Introduction It was organized collaboratively by the Max Planck Institute for the History of The fourth workshop was specifically of The major results, as documented in this volume, During the era of Section 12.1. Genetics. – study of heredity; how traits are passed from parents to offspring. Gregor. Mendel. “Father of Genetics”. History of. Lived in a monastery in Austria in 1842. In 1851, moved to the University of Vienna where he studied science and mathematics.