Mendelian Genetics (I) Objectives

-Describe Mendel’s hereditary factors

-Describe the law of dominance

-Compare purebred with hybrid, P generation and F1 generation

-Compare dominant and recessive genes

-Define DNA, and compare the 2 forms- chromatin and chromosomes

-Define gene, include location, and function

-List 3 kinds of proteins

-Define allele and give example of symbols of alleles

-Compare phenotype and genotype and give examples of each

-Compare homozygous with heterozygous, giving examples

-Define the F2 generation

-Explain Mendel’s Law of Segregation and Recombination

-Know how to use and interpret results of a Punnett square

-Explain the function of a test cross

-Explain the inheritance pattern of codominance and give an example

-Define a multiple allele system and give an example

-Be able to solve blood typing problems