Gregor Mendel What is his role in genetics? S5L2: Students will recognize that offspring can resemble parents in learned behaviors and inherited traits.
How are traits passed from parents to offspring?
A genetic experiment with pea plants answers the question.
What were the results of Mendel's experiments with pea plants? -he bred short and tall pea plants -the first generation were all tall -the second generation 3 were tall and 1 was short
What conclusions did he draw from his experiments? -2 factors determine a trait (genes) -1 gene is passed from each parent -there's a strong gene called dominant -there's a weaker gene called recessive -factors can skip a generation -these conclusions apply to all organisms
How can scientists predict traits of offspring from a set of parents?
Punnett Squares
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