Lesson 1: Mendel
What We're Going to Learn and Why it Matters
You should be able to apply Mendel’s laws to
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Observe
The prevailing theory of inheritance in the nineteenth century was the blending hypothesis. It stated that information in the father's sperm blended with information in the mother's egg in the way that different colored paints blend to make a new color. But this hypothesis could do little to explain phenomena like the following.
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Predict
Let's take the pea flowers as our starting place. If the idea of blending traits cannot explain what we observe in peas, what can? Propose an explanation of your own. Feel free to speculate wildly.
Story of Gregor Mendel
Mendel's Results Powerpoint and Questions
Small Group Discussion:
What would happen if we traced TWO traits over several generations?