Chapter 5 Section 1 Outline

Mendel’s Work I.

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Mendel’s Experiments A. Vocabulary Words for entire section 1. Heredity2. Trait3. Genetics4. Fertilization5. Purebred6. Gene7. Alleles8. Dominant and recessive allele9.HybridB. How did Mendel perform his research1.What type of traits did Mendel study2. What results did Mendel get from his studya. F1 Offspringb. F2 Offspring3. Key IdeaDominant and Recessive Alleles A. Key Idea1. When do recessive alleles show up? 2. Which was dominant and which was recessive for plant stems? a. What were the plant’s stems like for each generation of the pea plants? 3. Symbols for allelesB. Significance of Mendel’s Contributions1. How genetics work2. When was the importance of Mendel’s discovery recognized-

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