Greg Mendel was a hungrarian botanist, 1866

Monohybrids
1 gene, though many alleles.
Dihybrids
2 genes, though many alleles.
Hybrid
Cross mating - created hybrid offspring w/ 2 different versions of a single gene.

Webster works - pond native area update - bioblitz, can take pictures of native animals in the morning.

Recessive
If you're seeing it, it's homozygous, skips generations.
If one parent is heterozygous, the recessive gene is hidden.

3 Principles of Genetics

_Greg Mendel

Dominance
Observed phenotypes / traits are seen in the heterozygote.
Segregation of Alleles
Homologous pairs separate.
Independent Assortment
Segregation of tetrads
Only genes of different chromosomes separate.

Anatomy of a Flower

Selfing
Self pollination.
  • In animals - you cross brother/sister.
  • In plants, you pollinate the same perfect flower.
Pistil
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Stamen
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Anthers
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Discrete Traits
No blending
= Antagonistic trait pairs - no intermediate/blended phenotypes.