Genetics
Polygenic Traits. Definition zSome traits are determined by the combined effect of two or more pairs of alleles. These traits are called polygenic traits.
Intro to Genetics Mendel. What is genetics? the study of how traits and diseases are inherited from one generation to the next through genes. Every living.
Patterns and Processes in Inheritance Chapter 18 & 19.
From Mendel to DNA. Recap from previous lessons 1.Mitosis produces daughter cells with: a.fewer chromosomes than the parent cell b.more chromosomes than.
UNIT 2: Genetic Processes Chapter 4: Cell Division and Reproduction Chapter 5: Patterns of Inheritance How are traits inherited, and how can inheritance.
Intro to Genetics November 2014. Heredity Study of the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring. The field of genetics began with the.
Gregor Mendel
Essential Vocabulary Trait: a specific physical characteristic. ex: seed color Gene: sections of DNA that code for the production of proteins that.
Mendelian Genetics Biology. Gregor Mendel Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who studied the inheritance patterns in pea plants. His knowledge of.
GENE INTERACTIONS