Activity 60: Mendel, First Geneticist
Notes
Studied to be a teacher
i. Math
ii. Botany
iii. Plant breeding
iv. Studied pea plants & inheritance of them
Excellent organisms to study
i. Grow quickly
ii. Produce numerous seeds
iii. Many observable characteristics
iv. Third generation came out 3:1 ratio every time
v. Second generation: Recessive trait was hidden
**Every plant has two copies of the gene for each characteristic. These two copies are called ALLELES. Each offspring receives only one allele from each parent. Two alleles come together to create the gene combination.