Intro to Mendelian Genetics

Introductionto
MendelianGenetics
MENDEL’SLAWSANDPROBABILITY
GuidingQuestions
1. Howaretraitsinherited?
2. Howaretraitsexpressed?
Gregor
Mendel
ABriefHistory
”Blending”Hypothesis
Mendel’s
Experiment
&Data
Mendel’sConclusions
Mendel’s
Conclusions
(continued)
Mendel’s
Laws
LawofSegregation&Lawof
IndependentAssortment
ReviewofCellDivision:Mitosis&Meiosis
ReviewofCellDivision:Mitosis&Meiosis
LawofSegregation&IndependentAssortment
MakeSureYouCan
1. ExplaintheexperimentalmethodthatGregor Mendelused.
2. Explainwhypeasareagoodmodelorganismforgeneticstudies.
3. DescribeeachofMendel’slaws,relatethemtotheeventsof
meiosis,andusethemtoexplain/predictdatafromgenetic
experimentsandpracticeproblems.