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What is the main focus of genetics?
What is the main focus of genetics?
Which theory regarding inheritance was prevalent before Mendel's experiments?
Which theory regarding inheritance was prevalent before Mendel's experiments?
What term did Willard Johannsen introduce to replace earlier terms related to inheritance?
What term did Willard Johannsen introduce to replace earlier terms related to inheritance?
What did Griffith's experiments demonstrate?
What did Griffith's experiments demonstrate?
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In which year was the chemical basis of heredity identified as DNA?
In which year was the chemical basis of heredity identified as DNA?
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Why did Mendel choose garden peas for his experiments?
Why did Mendel choose garden peas for his experiments?
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What was the significance of the work done by Watson and Crick in 1952?
What was the significance of the work done by Watson and Crick in 1952?
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Which of these characters did Mendel study in his hybridization experiments?
Which of these characters did Mendel study in his hybridization experiments?
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What defines a homozygous genotype?
What defines a homozygous genotype?
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Which trait manifests in a heterozygous state?
Which trait manifests in a heterozygous state?
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What is the term for the observable traits of an individual?
What is the term for the observable traits of an individual?
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What follows Mendel’s laws of inheritance?
What follows Mendel’s laws of inheritance?
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What is characteristic of a heterozygous genotype?
What is characteristic of a heterozygous genotype?
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What does a dihybrid cross clarify about the inheritance of traits?
What does a dihybrid cross clarify about the inheritance of traits?
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Which law states that hybrid offspring will inherit the dominant trait in the phenotype?
Which law states that hybrid offspring will inherit the dominant trait in the phenotype?
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In a monohybrid cross, what does it mean for a trait to be recessive?
In a monohybrid cross, what does it mean for a trait to be recessive?
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What tool did Mendel use to determine the outcome of his crosses?
What tool did Mendel use to determine the outcome of his crosses?
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What is true regarding the Law of Segregation?
What is true regarding the Law of Segregation?
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How does the Law of Independent Assortment affect the inheritance of traits?
How does the Law of Independent Assortment affect the inheritance of traits?
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Which of the following statements about Mendel's experiments is accurate?
Which of the following statements about Mendel's experiments is accurate?
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What type of cross did Mendel conduct to analyze two traits simultaneously?
What type of cross did Mendel conduct to analyze two traits simultaneously?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Genetics
- Genetics is the study of biological inheritance, explaining how characteristics are passed from parents to offspring and why members of the same family (or species) share similar traits.
Historical View - Blood Theory
- For centuries, it was believed that children inherit traits through their parents' blood.
- By the 1850s, this blood theory of inheritance was challenged.
What is the Hereditary Substance?
- In 1866, Gregor Mendel's experiments on pea plants demonstrated inheritance is controlled by factors passed from parents.
- By the early 1900s, scientists rediscovered Mendel's work, connecting inheritance factors to chromosomes.
- The term "gene" was introduced in the 1920s to replace "inheritance factor."
Historical View - Griffith's experiment
- Griffith showed that genetic material from one organism can transform the characteristics of another organism in 1928.
Historical View - Avery's experiment
- In 1944, Avery and colleagues demonstrated that DNA is the chemical basis of heredity, not other compounds like protein. Experiments showed that DNA, not RNA or protein, was the critical component for transformation.
Historical View - Watson and Crick
- In 1952, Watson and Crick elucidated the structure of DNA.
Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
- Mendel's experiments involved hybridization (cross-mating) of pea plants.
- Studied seven characteristics of pea plants.
- Led to the development of three laws of inheritance:
- Law of dominance: Hybrid offspring inherit the dominant trait.
- Law of independent assortment: Pairs of traits segregate independently during gamete formation.
- Law of segregation: Two copies of each hereditary factor segregate, so offspring acquire one factor from each parent.
Genetic Terms
- Locus: Specific gene location on a chromosome.
- Allele: Each gene has two alleles (one per chromosome).
- Homozygous: Two identical alleles.
- Heterozygous: Two different alleles.
- Phenotype: Observable traits of an individual.
- Genotype: Genetic composition of an individual.
- Autosomal: Refers to chromosomes other than sex chromosomes.
- Sex chromosomes: Determine sex (X and Y).
- Dominant trait: Manifests in heterozygous state.
- Recessive trait: Manifests only in homozygous state.
- Sex-linked trait: Allele located on the X chromosome.
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Explore the fascinating field of genetics, studying how traits are inherited from parents to offspring. This quiz covers the historical views on blood theory, Mendel's experiments, and significant discoveries that shaped our understanding of heredity and genes.
