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Background information on Gregor MendelTRANSCRIPT
Instructions
• Come in and have a seat quickly and quietly
• Hook:
What is the difference between a trait and an allele? Give examples of two traits and their possible alleles.
Gregor Mendel (p. 121)• “Father of Genetics”
• Born in Austria in 1822, left home to join a monastery at 21.
• Life Goal: To become a teacher…
• …Mendel was a horrible test taker and failed his final exam…so he returned to the monastery
Gregor Mendel by Kaptain Kobold
Mmmm…Peas…
• Monastery Gardner
• Saw Differences in Peas
• What were his questions??
Sea of Peas by pwilley
To Build a Better Pea…
• Goal: Find a way to grow better pea plants
• Saw different characteristics
• Which are best?
Pea Flowers, Part II by tstadler
Flower ReproductionPollen produced by Anther (male) transferred to Stigma (female)
Leads to seed formation in Ovule
Self-pollination
• Pea plants are able to self-pollinate as well as cross-pollinate
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YIELDS
This is known as “true-breeding”
Mendel’s Experiment
• Mendel wondered what would happen if he crossed true-breeding purple and white plants
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WHAT HAPPENED!!!???
Mendel’s Second Experiment
• Mendel took some of the new generation of peas and crossed them
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HUH????
How did this happen?
• With a partner nearby…– Discuss what Mendel’s experiments showed– Try and determine the reason Mendel got the
results he did
Dominant vs. Recessive Alleles
• Mendel had discovered the basis of dominant and recessive alleles
• Dominant alleles are ones that are expressed (shown) if they are present
• Recessive alleles are hidden (recede) by dominant if only one copy is present
Second Generation (p. 120)Characteristic Dominant Recessive Ratio
Flower Color 705 Purple 224 White 3.15:1
Seed Color 6002 YELLOW
2001 GREEN
Seed Shape 5474 round 1850 wrinkled
Pod Color 428 green 152 yellow
Pod Shape 882 smooth 299 bumpy
Plant Height 787 TALL 277 short