Module 6 Lesson 1 - 4

Lesson Summary

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During this lesson, you were to focus on the following questions:

• What is the basic language of genetics?
  
• How does the work of Mendel explain the basics of classical genetics?

By reading and learning about the work of Gregor Mendel, you should now have begun to understand how one trait is passed to the next generation. Within each person are thousands of alleles. Some are part of a dominant/recessive pair just as in Mendel's peas. This explains why you may show many of the traits you see in your parents, but also it shows why you may show some traits seen in your grandparents but not in your parents.

Mendel used careful scientific methods to analyze the inheritance of traits in garden peas. He made clear observations, conducted many experimental trials, and worked in a controlled environment. Thanks to his work, we have been able to begin to understand how genes are responsible for our characteristics.

Assignment

Complete the Lesson 1 set of questions in Assignment 6A