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Mendel's Discoveries in Inheritance Theory: The Laws of Segregation and Dominance, Lecture notes of Genetics

An overview of Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work in the field of genetics, focusing on his discoveries of the laws of segregation and dominance through his experiments with pea plants. Mendel is referred to as the 'Father of Genetics' for his contributions to our understanding of heredity and the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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Gregor Mendel “Father of Genetics”

Mendel’s Work

  • Studied heredity the passing of characteristics to offspring by their parents
  • Worked with pea plants.
  • Pea plants have 7 contrasting traits or characteristics.
  • Mendel was able to control the pollination (reproduction) of his pea plants.

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Traits of Pea Plants

HYBRID Mendel called the offspring of two pure bred parents, with different traits, hybrid

Steps of

Mendel's

Experiment

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  • P F1 F
  • Mendel first cross pollinated

pure tall pea plants with one

another.

True breeding TALL plants