Mendel and the Laws of Heredity (Part 1)

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July 20, 1822 - January 6, 1884
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Gregor Johann Mendel
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Gregor Johann Mendel
________ @@Born in a **German**@@ speaking family in the Silesian part of the Austrian Empire and gained posthumous recognition as the @@**Founder of the Modern Science of Genetics.**@@
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St Thomas in Czech Republic.
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Austrian Monk at the Monastery of
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==**Crosses of G2arden Peas (Pisum sativum)**==
* Famous on his experiments from 1856-1863
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Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882)
English naturalist Darwin introduced the Theory of Natural Selection.
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Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
He expressed his findings and ideas in his famous research publication,_________________in the year 1859, after observing the living communities of Galapagos Islands.
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Blood theory of heredity.
Charles Darwin thought that the traits from parents were transmitted to their offspring by BLOOD, thus came the _____________. This theory gives rise to the expressions
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traits are not contained in blood but in sex cells.
Early concepts about transmission of traits are now considered inaccurate as we now know that both parents contribute hereditary traits to their offspring and that these_______________________?
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Genetics
branch of biology that deals with heredity and variation of organisms.
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Chromosomes
carry the hereditary information (genes)
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DNA > RNA > Proteins
Arrangement of nucleotides in DNA
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Homologous Chromosomes
Chromosomes (and genes) occur in pairs
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Fertilization from two parents
New combinations of genes occur in sexual reproduction
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Garden Peas
have ==several varieties that have observable, contrasting characteristics==
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Garden Peas
reproduce by self-pollination (they reproduce by themselves)
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Scientific journal in 1866
Published these findings in its _____________ after he reported it to a local natural history society.
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Hugo de Vries, Karl Correns and Erich von Tschermak
His work was not appreciated until 3 scientists rediscovered his work at around 1900
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After his death
His achievement was only recognized after the turn of the century, many years
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bloodline, blue blood, and blood relative.
Charles Darwin thought that the traits from parents were transmitted to their offspring by BLOOD, thus came the blood theory of heredity. This theory gives rise to the expressions