Chapter 10: ActivitiesActivity 10.1 Mendel's Experiments |
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Gregor Mendel’s brilliant experiments
in the mid-1800s revealed the basic patterns by which traits are passed from parents to
offspring. He discovered that hereditary determinants (genes) are discrete entities that do
not blend in offspring; that genes come in different forms (e.g., dominant or recessive);
and that genes pass from parent to offspring according to the laws of probability. In this
activity, you’ll use a Punnett square and the principles of Mendelian genetics to predict
the types of gametes and offspring that are produced from crossing pea plants with
different traits.
Prequiz Chapter 10, Section 10.1, Mendel’s Experiments with a Single Trait |