Mendelian Genetics

Introduction

This is a WebQuest to help you and your understanding of Mendelian Genetics.

Task

Click on the links and answer the questions below.

Process

https://knowgenetics.org/mendelian-genetics/ 

  1. Who was Johann Gregor Mendel?

 

  1. What did he believe heredity was a result of?

 

http://www.dnaftb.org/1/bio.html 

  1. What are Mendel’s three laws?

 

  1. How long did it take Mendel to figure all of this out?

 

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Gene 

  1. What is a gene?

 

  1. What is a gene’s purpose?

 

https://biologydictionary.net/punnett-square/ 

  1. What is a Punnett Square?

 

  1. What is the most common type of Punnett Square? (Also the type of Punnett Square Mendel used)

 

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Dominant 

  1. What is a dominant trait?

 

  1. What is one example of a dominant mutation?

 

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Recessive 

  1. What is a recessive trait?

 

  1. What is a Mendelian disorder?

 

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1999-mendel-s-experiments 

  1. What are the dominant traits of Mendel’s peas?

 

  1. What are the recessive traits of Mendel’s peas?

 

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/homozygous 

  1. What is homozygous?

 

  1. What is one instance where a person can be homozygous for a mutation?

 

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/heterozygous 

  1. What is heterozygous?

 

  1. How do you get a heterozygous genotype?

 

https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~mcclean/plsc431/mendel/mendel1.htm 

  1. What is the difference between dominant and recessive?

 

  1. What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?

 

Conclusion

I hope this WebQuest helped you and your understanding of Mendelian Genetics.