Biology 1201A Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pea, Gynoecium, Gamete

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Up until 1900s- believed in the blending theory of inheritance (suggested that hereditary traits blend evenly in offspring through mixing of the parents" blood) 1860s- gregor mendel"s" experiment with garden peas, provided the first answers. Studied a variety of heritable characteristics called characters (ex. flower colour, seed shape) A variation in character (such as purple or white flower) is called a trait. Mendel established that characters are passed to offspring in the form of discrete hereditary factors which are now known as genes. Observed that many parental traits appear unchanged in offspring whereas other disappear and reappear unchanged in another generation. The inheritance patterns observed were the result of segregation of chromosomes, on which the genes are located, to gametes in meiosis. 10. 1a mendel choses true-breeding garden peas for his experiment. Choose the garden pea because the plant could be grown easily in the monastery garden. As in other flowering plants, gametes are produced in the structure of the flowers.

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