Summary: Genetics Chapter 2 Lecture Notes

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  • 2 Mendelian Inheritance

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  • What were the three theories of inheritance before Medelian genetics?


    1) The theory of pangenesis
    2) The theory of preformationism
    3) The theory of blending
  • Hippocrates introduced the theory of pangenesis which states that what is formed by the whole body, and collected by the reproductive organs?

    "Seeds"
  • According to the theory or Preformationism what unfolds and grows into adult proportions with proper nourishment?

    An Homunculus
  • What do spermists believe about preformationism?

    The teeny tiny human lives inside the man and has to be transferred to the woman's body to grow.
  • What does the theory of blending state?

    The traits of the offspring are a perfect blend of the two parents traits.
  • Gregor Mendel is known as what?

    The Father of Genetics
  • In what year were the papers Gregor Mendel published about his pea plants discovered?

    1900
  • Why are model organisms required for the study of Genetics?

    We cannot study on humans.
  • What are the most commonly used model organisms?


    E. COli
    Yeast (Saccharomyces...)
    Fruit Fly (Dorsophila..)
    Nematode worm
    Zebra fish
    Mice
    Plants (Arabidopsis...)
  • What is a true breeder?

    An organism that is homozygous for a particular trait; true breeders are always used in the P generation.
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