Gregor Mendel and the Basis of Heredity

Vocabulary flashcards covering Mendel's hypothesis on inheritance, the discovery of genes, and the definition of alleles.

Factors

The units that Gregor Mendel hypothesized are passed from parents to offspring through gametes to determine characters.

Gametes

The cells through which Mendel's factors are transmitted from parents to offspring.

Genes

The modern name for the factors Mendel described, which were discovered to be located in chromosomes within the nucleus.

Chromosomes

The structures located in the nucleus where genes are positioned.

Nucleus

The part of the cell where chromosomes and genes are located.

Allele

The different forms of a gene that determine a character.