The study of heredity is known as

Who is known as the father of genetics?

Why use pea plants? (Why are pea plants an ideal genetic model?)

1. 2. 3.

What does it mean if something is true-breeding?

How did Mendel prevent the pea plants from self-pollinating?

Vocab:

Traits are

Genes are

Alleles are

Hybrids

P F1 F2

What is the difference between a dominant and recessive allele?

If an organism has a dominant allele :

If an organism has a recessive allele :

What is the segregation principle?

When does segregation occur?

What is the difference between germ cells, and somatic cells?

What does probability have to do with genetics?

What is a 2-factor cross?

What is an Independent Assortment?

Exceptions to Mendel:
Incomplete dominance :
Codominance:
Multiple Alleles :
Polygenic Traits: