Mendel and genetics

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Who was Gregor Mendel?

An austrian scientist (monk)who studied the Inheritance of characteristics (traits) in pea plants.

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Why did Mendel use pea plants?

They have clear contrasting traits and reproduce quickly.

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What did people believe about inheritance before Mendel?

That traits blended together (mixing theory).

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What did Mendel discover instead?

Traits are inherited as separate hereditary units (not blended).

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What did Mendel’s cross experiments show?

Dominant traits appear in the first generation then recessive in the next

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Why was Mendel’s work ignored at first?

  • Scientists didn’t understand genes/DNA yet.

  • not widely recognised as scientist (monk)

  • not many scientist read his publishing

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Why is Mendel important today?

His work is the foundation of modern genetics e.g chromosomes