The Understanding of Genetics (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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What Mendel studied in Vienna
What Mendel studied in Vienna
Mathematics and natural history
Organism Mendel used for breeding experiments
Organism Mendel used for breeding experiments
Pea plants
Types of peas Mendel experimented with
Types of peas Mendel experimented with
Smooth, wrinkled, green, and yellow peas
Mendel's term for what we now call genes
Mendel's term for what we now call genes
Hereditary units
Number of hereditary units inherited from each parent
Number of hereditary units inherited from each parent
One
Two types of hereditary units
Two types of hereditary units
Dominant and recessive
How hereditary units are passed on
How hereditary units are passed on
Intact, not blended
Why Mendel's work wasn't recognised in his lifetime
Why Mendel's work wasn't recognised in his lifetime
Genes and chromosomes were not yet understood
What scientists observed in the late 19th century
What scientists observed in the late 19th century
Chromosomes during cell division
Location of genes
Location of genes
On chromosomes
Year DNA structure was determined
Year DNA structure was determined
1953
Scientists who discovered DNA structure
Scientists who discovered DNA structure
James Watson and Francis Crick