PPT-Gregor Mendel The basic laws of heredity were first formed during the mid-

1800s 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. Mendel . By Muntrell Banks Taydra Fauntleroy and Jocelyn Davis . Homozygous Dominant. Having a pair of dominant alleles at a gene locus on homologous chromosomes; e.g. AA . Homozygous Recessive . Having a pair of recessive alleges at a gene locus on homologous chromosomes; e.g. Aa . 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. 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.. Johann Mendel. (1822 - 1884). Tim Roufs. © 2010-2013. http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/. . . . or how to make sense. out of Ch. . 3 . of the text . . . .. University of Minnesota Duluth. 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 . Trait. a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes. . Offspring. The product of reproduction; a new organism produced by one or more parents (ex. Human baby). Chromosome. 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. (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. Learning Target. I can discuss the work . Gregor. Mendel did with pea plants. . Who was . Gregor. Mendel?. Gregor. Mendel was an Austrian monk born in 1822. He is most known for his work with pea plants while living in a monastery. 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 Mendel . A. . Gregor. Mendel . A. . Gregor. Mendel :. 1.. He was an Austrian monk. . 2.. He formulated two fundamental laws of heredity in the early 1860s.. 3.. Previously, he had studied science and mathematics at the University of Vienna..