Name: ___________________________________________Date: __________________Period: _____ Assign#: ________

Introduction to Genetics: The Work of Gregor MendelUnit 6 / Chapter 11-1 / Powerpoint #1

Gregor Mendel was born in the year _____________ in the Czech Republic.

He studied _____________________________________ at the University of Vienna.

Mendel spent 14 years __________________ high school and working at a monastery in the _______________.

During his time in the gardens he began to notice that the pea plants had some very noticeable differences, or traits.

This is what Mendel noticed:

Seed Shape Seed Color Seed Coat Color Pod Shape Pod Color Flower

PositionPlant

Height

Variations

(Differences)

Paraphrase Mendel’s experiment and importance to science below:

Flower Structure

Name: ___________________________________________Date: __________________Period: _____ Assign#: ________

Introduction to Genetics: The Work of Gregor MendelUnit 6 / Chapter 11-1 / Powerpoint #1

Gregor Mendel was born in the year _____________ in the Czech Republic.

He studied _____________________________________ at the University of Vienna.

Mendel spent 14 years __________________ high school and working at a monastery in the _______________.

During his time in the gardens he began to notice that the pea plants had some very noticeable differences, or traits.

This is what Mendel noticed:

Seed Shape Seed Color Seed Coat Color Pod Shape Pod Color Flower

PositionPlant

Height

Variations

(Differences)

Paraphrase Mendel’s experiment and importance to science below:

Flower Structure

Genetics: ______________________________________________________________________________________

true-breeding: __________________________________________________________________________________

self-pollination: _________________________________________________________________________________

cross-pollination: ________________________________________________________________________________

P generation: ___________________________________________________________________________________

F1 generation: ___________________________________________________________________________________

F2 generation: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Describe how Mendel prevented self-pollination and controlled cross-pollination in pea plants:

Why did he want to do this?

The Results of Mendel’s experiment:

P Generation: __________% __________________________________________________

F1 Generation: __________% __________________________________________________

F2 Generation: __________% ___________________________ + __________% ___________________________

What did these results MEAN?

allele: ________________________________________________________________________________________

How are traits inherited? :

diploid: ________________________________________________________________________________________

What is an advantage of being diploid?

recessive allele: _________________________________________________________________________________

dominant allele: _________________________________________________________________________________

Principle of dominance: ________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Genetics: ______________________________________________________________________________________

true-breeding: __________________________________________________________________________________

self-pollination: _________________________________________________________________________________

cross-pollination: ________________________________________________________________________________

P generation: ___________________________________________________________________________________

F1 generation: ___________________________________________________________________________________

F2 generation: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Describe how Mendel prevented self-pollination and controlled cross-pollination in pea plants:

Why did he want to do this?

The Results of Mendel’s experiment:

P Generation: __________% __________________________________________________

F1 Generation: __________% __________________________________________________

F2 Generation: __________% ___________________________ + __________% ___________________________

What did these results MEAN?

allele: ________________________________________________________________________________________

How are traits inherited? :

diploid: ________________________________________________________________________________________

What is an advantage of being diploid?

recessive allele: _________________________________________________________________________________

dominant allele: _________________________________________________________________________________

Principle of dominance: ________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________