5.3: Mendelian Genetics

Discussing meiosis in Topics 5.1 and 5.2 gave us the means by which sexual reproduction occurs, and in Topic 5.3 we'll continue exploring the transmission of traits from generation to generation by looking at the work of a monk named Gregor Mendel.

Vocabulary:

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  1. Dominant Alleles
  2. Recessive Alleles
  3. Homozygous
  4. Heterozygous
  5. Punnett Square
  6. Law of Segregation
  7. Test Cross
  8. Monohybrid Cross
  9. Law of Independent Assortment
  10. Dihybrid Cross
  11. Chi-Square Test
  12. Null hypothesis

Resources:

Videos:

AP® Playground | Mendelian Genetics

PoseKnows Biology | Mendelian Genetics (Part I)

PoseKnows Biology | Mendelian Genetics (Part II)

Crash Course Botany | What Do Pea Plants Have To Do With Your Eye Color? (Mendelian Genetics)

Crash Course Biology | Heredity

Amoeba Sisters | Monohybrids and the Punnett Square Guinea Pigs

Amoeba Sisters | Punnett Squares and Sex-Linked Traits

Bozeman Science | Mendelian Genetics