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Introduction to Genetics
Learning Targets
I can define and provide an example of the following: genotype, phenotype, dominant allele, codominant alleles, incompletely dominant alleles, homozygous, heterozygous, and carrier.
Genetics Terms
Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to offspring
Traits are inherited characteristics such as eye color, height, hair color
Fertilization is the uniting of male and female gametes
Pollination is plant fertilization
More Terms
Gametes-specialized cells involved in sexual reproduction; sperm or egg; pollen or ovum
Gene-sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
Probability-likelihood that a particular event will occur
More terms
Alleles are the various genes for the same trait
Dominant traits are those that are always expressed when present (brown eyes)
Recessive traits are only expressed if the dominant trait is absent (blue eyes)
More terms
Homozygous means possessing a pair of identical alleles for a trait; can be dominant or recessive. Shown by AA or aa
Heterozygous means possessing a pair of unlike alleles; dominant trait is expressed; recessive trait is carried; Aa
More Terms
Phenotype is the physical appearance of a trait
Genotype is the actual genetic makeup; XX for females; XY for males
Even more terms
True breeders -organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate
Hybrids – offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
Learning Targets
I can define and provide an example of the following: genotype, phenotype, dominant allele, codominant alleles, incompletely dominant alleles, homozygous, heterozygous, and carrier.
Gregor Mendel
http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/100-greatest-discoveries-shorts-genetics.htm
Gregor Mendel
Father of genetics Born 1822 on farm in Austria (now Czech
Republic) Entered monastery in 1843
Mendel
Sent to University of Vienna; studied botany and other subjects
Became chief gardener at the monastery
Monks helped feed not only themselves but their community
Mendel
Mendel sought to increase production and yield of their crops
Mendel started breeding peas in 1857 to study inheritance
His study took 10 years to complete His methods are still used today
because he kept meticulous records
Why Peas?
• Many varieties have two clearly different traits Flower color Seed color Seed shape
• Plants are easy to control Male and female parts on same flower
(dioecious) Pollen is male ; ovule is female
Learning Targets
I can describe the basic mechanisms of plant processes, especially movement of materials and plant reproduction.
I can explain the functions of unique plant structures.
Flowers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpzvKdmAoI0
Parts of a Flower Sepals-outermost circle of floral parts; usually green and look like leaves
Petals-often brightly colored; found just inside the sepals
Leaf-photosynthetic organ that contains on or more Bundles of vascular tissue
Parts of a Flower Terms Stamen-male part of the flower; made of filament and anther
Filament-a long thin structure that supports the anther
Anther-flower structure in which haploid male gametes are produced
Parts of a Flower Terms
Pistils (Carpels)-innermost part of a flower that produces the female gametes Stigma- sticky portion at the top of the style where pollen grains land Style-narrow stalk of the carpel in a flower Ovary-a flower structure that contains one or more ovules from which the female gametes are made Ovule-female gamete
Vascular Tissue in Plants Xylem-vascular tissue that carries water
from the roots to the rest of the plant
Phloem-vascular tissue that transports nutrients and carbohydrates made by photosynthesis
Vascular Bundles-a plant stem structure that contains xylem and phloem tissue
Plant Life Cycle
Plant Fertilization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdlxUJhoyx4
Plant Fertilization
Learning Targets
I can describe the basic mechanisms of plant processes, especially movement of materials and plant reproduction.
I can explain the functions of unique plant structures.
Learning Targets
I can identify and explain Mendel’s laws of segregation and independent assortment
I can construct and interpret Punnett squares (calculating and predicting phenotypic and genotypic ratios of offspring)
Mendel’s Procedure
1. Remove immature stamen from plant2. Took brush and removed pollen from
one plant3. Then brushed pollen onto ova of
another plant4. Allowed plant to seed and then
planted the seeds
Mendel’s Peas
Studied over 30,000 plants in 10 years
Usually followed his plants for 3 generations
Studied flower color, seed color, seed shape, height
Always started with true breeders
Covered plants to keep pollinators away
Mendel’s Peas
Began by crossing tall & short plants Expected an intermediate height plant Instead all plants were tall Let these plants self pollinate and got
3:1 ratio Three tall plants to every short plant He decided that each trait had at least
two factors for each trait; called these alleles
Probability and Punnett Squares
The principles of probability can be used to predict the outcomes of genetic crosses.
Flipping a coin 50/50 chance of getting a head every
time
Punnett Squares
A diagram used to predict genetic probabilities
Can compare genetic variations that will result from a specific cross
Monohybrid Crosses
A monohybrid cross occurs between two parents that breed true for different versions of a single trait
Allows tracking of one trait only
Monohybrid Cross
Tt Tt
Tt Tt
P Generation
T T
t
t
All were tall
Monohybrid Cross
TTTt
Tt tt
F1 Cross
T tT
t
Phenotype: 3:1
Genotype: 1:2:1
Rule of Dominance
To be dominant, an organism must possess either two dominant alleles or at least one dominant allele
To be recessive, the organism must receive two recessive alleles; one from each parent
Principle of Segregation
Pairs of alleles separate during gamete formation in meiosis.
The fusion of gametes pairs the alleles again at fertilization
Principle of Independent Assortment
Each pair of alleles separates independently of each other during gamete formation
Incomplete Dominance
Rr Rr
Rr Rr
Snap Dragons
Red crossed with White
Expected 3:1 ratio Red to White
R R
r
r
Got all PINK!
Codominance
The expression of two different alleles in a heterozygote
Many genes have different alleles; but usually only two or less are expressed in the individual
Blood is expressed in different alleles: A, B, AB or O
A and B are dominant; O recessive AB is codominant
Dihybrid Crosses
A cross where two traits are examined
Predicts two different traits Parents will have four possible
gametes displaying the various combinations of the two traits
Mendel used seed shape and seed color for one of his dihybrid crosses
Dihybrid Cross
RRYY x rryy
R = round Y = Yellow r = wrinkled y=green
Dihybrid Parent Cross
RY RY RY RY
ry RrYy RrYy RrYy RrYy
ry RrYy RrYy RrYy RrYy
ry RrYy RrYy RrYy RrYy
ry RrYy RrYy RrYy RrYy
Dihybrid Cross
Crossing pure breeding homozygous dominant with pure breeding homozygous recessive
RRYY X rryy All offspring are heterozygous for the
trait RrYy
Dihybrid F1 Cross
RY rY Ry ry
RY RRYY RrYY RRYy RrYy
rY RrYY rrYY RrYy rrYy
Ry RRYy RrYy Rryy Rryy
ry RrYy rrYy Rryy rryy
F1 Generation Dihybrid Cross
Allowing F1 to cross pollinate results in a 9:3:3:1 ratio
9 will be round, yellow 3 will be round, green 3 will be wrinkled, yellow 1 will be wrinkled, green
Learning Targets
I can identify and explain Mendel’s laws of segregation and independent assortment
I can construct and interpret Punnett squares (calculating and predicting phenotypic and genotypic ratios of offspring)