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What is the mechanism of inheritance known as?
What is the mechanism of inheritance known as?
Which scientist provided the accurate explanation for the mechanism of inheritance?
Which scientist provided the accurate explanation for the mechanism of inheritance?
What did Gregor Mendel visualize as the units responsible for expressing a trait or character?
What did Gregor Mendel visualize as the units responsible for expressing a trait or character?
What term did Mendel use to describe the factors that are responsible for expressing a trait?
What term did Mendel use to describe the factors that are responsible for expressing a trait?
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In Mendel's experiments, what did he observe the factors to do during formation?
In Mendel's experiments, what did he observe the factors to do during formation?
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What is the term used to describe the pair of factors segregating from each other without blending?
What is the term used to describe the pair of factors segregating from each other without blending?
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Study Notes
Mechanism of Inheritance
- The mechanism of inheritance is known as heredity.
Gregor Mendel and Heredity
- Gregor Mendel provided the accurate explanation for the mechanism of inheritance.
Mendel's Experiments
- Mendel visualized factors as the units responsible for expressing a trait or character.
- Mendel used the term 'factors' to describe the units responsible for expressing a trait.
- Mendel observed that these factors segregate during gamete formation (sperm and egg cells).
- Mendel referred to the pair of factors segregating without blending as 'unit factors'.
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Test your knowledge on inheritance, variation, chromosomes, genetic information transmission, and chromosomal disorders. Questions cover similarities between parents and offspring, roles of chromosomes in organisms, hybrid seed production, and chromosomal disorders.
