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Joann Crawford
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Mendelian Genetics

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Objective
To understand how traits are inherited from generation to generation.
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Open Ended
What is genetics?
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What is a trait?
Inheritance of traits
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Open Ended
What is a trait?
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Multiple Choice
Passing on traits from parents to offspring
Chromosome
Genotype
Heredity
Allele
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Multiple Choice
Passing on traits from parents to offspring
Chromosome
Genotype
Heredity
Allele
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What is an allele?
Alleles Explained
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Multiple Choice
A _______ is an alternative form a gene.
chromosome
sister chromatid
allele
telomere
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The instruction of one allele covers up the instruction
of the other allele in a homologous pair. Symbolized by a capital letter.
Recessive Allele
Dominant Allele
Heredity
Trait
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Multiple Choice
The instruction of one allele covers up the instruction
of the other allele in a homologous pair. Symbolized by a capital letter.
Recessive Allele
Dominant Allele
Heredity
Trait
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Tt is-
homozygous dominant
homozygous recessive
heterozygous
none of these
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Multiple Choice
If a pea plant were homozygous recessive for height, how would its alleles be represented?
TT
Tt
tt
tT
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Inheritance of Traits
Mini-Lesson
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Multiple Choice
The observable traits dictated by the genotype
Phenotype
Genotype
Homozygous Recessive
Homozygous Dominant
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes a GENOTYPE?
The allele/genetic makeup of an organism.
The physical expression of a trait.
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Mendel's Law of Segregation
How do alleles separate?
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Multiple Choice
During meiosis and gamete formation, paired alleles split up
Phenotype
Law of Segregation
Genotype
Dihybrid Cross
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Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment
Sorting of chromosomes
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Multiple Choice
During meiosis, the homologous pairs of chromosomes and the matching alleles are lined up independently.
Offspring are a mix of maternal genes and paternal genes.
This increases genetic variation.
Homozygous Dominant
Law of Segregation
Crossing Over
Independent Assortment
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Multiple Choice
The letters on the TOP AND SIDE of a punnett square represent ______________.
The combination of alleles in offspring.
The possible alleles given by the parents following meiosis.
The genotype and phenotype of offspring.
The results of genetic mutations in offspring.
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How Mendel's Pea Plants Help Us Understand Genetics
Mendel Simplified
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