Mendel definitions

# Definition Sets
1 augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) 350 sets
2 father of genetics 334 sets
3 the father of genetics 104 sets
4 developed the principles of genetics 41 sets
5 determined how traits are passed on during reproduction 33 sets
6 father of modern genetics 33 sets
7 genetics 28 sets
8 augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics 26 sets
9 known as father of genetics 20 sets
10 was a monk who worked with pea plants purebred for tallness and shortness, onventor of the punnett square "father of genetics" 18 sets
11 father of genetics; was a monk, mathematician, botanist; came up with theory of genetics/inheritance w/ garden pea experiment; 15 sets
12 father of heredity 9 sets
13 the father of genetics. 9 sets
14 "father of genetics" 8 sets
15 founder of genetics 7 sets
16 inheritance 7 sets
17 used a pea 6 sets
18 a austrian monk, designed experiments on pea plants to determine the patterns of inheritance 6 sets
19 father of genetics. experimented with pea plants 6 sets
20 modern genetics 6 sets
21 discovered the the principles of heredity from which the science of genetics later developed. 6 sets
22 the father of modern genetics 6 sets
23 started science of genetics 6 sets
24 studied the inheritance of traits 6 sets
25 a priest in the mid-nineteenth century who studied plants; also called botany, in a central european monastery. 5 sets
26 ____ is considered the "father of genetics"....was the first to use the experimental method to study inheritance. 5 sets
27 father of genetics. proved how we get the way we are; says *some* things are determined before you are born. (based on your parents genes.) 5 sets
28 founder of genetics; did famed cross breeding of peas to prove laws of inheritance 5 sets
29 known as the father of genetics 5 sets
30 father of genetics. 5 sets
31 pea plants 5 sets
32 gregor mendel, the scientist who experimented with pea plants and discovered how genetic factors were passed down from parents to offspring 5 sets
33 drew three important conclusions: -traits are inherited as discrete units. -organisms inherit two copies of each gene, one from each parent. -the two copies segregate during gamete formation. -the last two conclusions are called the law of segregation 4 sets
34 the "father of genetics" 4 sets
35 austrian monk who developed an interest in heredity; conducted experiments with pea plants for the reason that they self-polinate 4 sets
36 used pollen to fertilize selected pea plants 4 sets
37 "father of genetics" monk 4 sets
38 observed patterns in the first and second generations of his crosses 4 sets
39 science of genetics 4 sets
40 made three key decisions in his experiments. -use of purebred plants -control over breeding -observation of seven "either-or" traits 4 sets
41 "father" of genetics 4 sets
42 austrian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) 4 sets
43 laid the groundwork for genetics 4 sets
44 showed that traits are inherited as discrete units 4 sets
45 began to work in genetics 3 sets
46 the basic laws of heredity were first recognized by gregor mendel -he also deduced the presence of activity of genes, experimenting with garden peas 3 sets
47 scientist who wrote a groundbreaking paper on inheritance in pea plants, proposing a particulate model of inheritance, which stated that organisms transmit discrete heritable units (now called genes) 3 sets
48 who was the austrian monk who studied pea plants in the 1800s and observed patterns of inheritance? 3 sets
49 the test cross was developed as a tool by 3 sets
50 gregor mendel discovered the principles of heredity 3 sets
51 devoted his life to the study of reproduction. the whole system of genetics is based on his work. 3 sets
52 1822-1884. laid out how genes are passed down to the next generation. 3 sets
53 was born in czechoslovakia he became a monk in a monastery in 1843. also taught biology and and interest in statistics. he studied at the univirsity of vienna 3 sets
54 ..., the father of genetics;, augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) 3 sets
55 who crossed pea plants with different traits (yellow vs green pea seeds; flower color; seed shape; pod shape; stem length) 3 sets
56 new science of genetics 3 sets
57 father of genetics, studied pea plants and inheritance 3 sets
58 used pea plants to study inheritance 3 sets
59 the "father" of genetics 3 sets
60 - geneticist from brunn, austria - published paper on genetics in 1866, but hard to understand - worked with sweet peas after bees stung him enough 3 sets
61 "the father of genetics" 3 sets
62 bred pea plants to study how traits were passed on, came to 2 conclusions and 2 principles 3 sets
63 studied autosomal gene traits, like hair texture. 3 sets
64 filled in the gaps of evolution by natural selection; offered explanation to mechanism that controlled evolution 3 sets
65 monk who studied inheritance of traits in peas; father of genetics 3 sets
66 worked with pea plants purebred for tallness and shortness 3 sets
67 austrian monk whose work with peas contributed to our understanding of genetics 3 sets
68 an augustinian monk who made many advances in the study of genetics. 3 sets
69 associated with self-pollination & cross-pollination 3 sets
70 who is the father of genetics? 3 sets
71 1st scientist to study heredity 3 sets
72 austrian monk known as the "father of genetics" for his work with pea plants 3 sets
73 father of genetics (heredity traits of pea plants) 3 sets
74 father of genetics, pea plants, everything about inheritance... p1 generation, skips gen for certain traits 3 sets
75 discovered foundation for gentics 3 sets
76 father of genetics, worked with pea plants 3 sets
77 developed the principals of genetics 3 sets
78 "father" of genetics; pioneer in genetics research 3 sets
79 was able to prove natural selection through his work with heredity 2 sets
80 this scientist is considered the father of genetics 2 sets
81 scientist who pioneered genetic research 2 sets
82 father, who despite cruelty of this world, battles out of love for isaac's provision 2 sets
83 austrian monk who discovered the basic principles of heredity by breeding garden peas in carefully planned experiments (p. 263). 2 sets
84 to help carry out his experiments, he had to prevent self-pollination. 2 sets
85 monk, bred peas=discovered traits passed on by factorsgenes) 2 sets
86 he decided to study just a few traits, or characteristics of the pea plants. 2 sets
87 discovered allele pairs and recessive/dominant traits 2 sets
88 father of genetics, studied peas 2 sets
89 scientist who discovered genetics heredity and made important disoveries revolving around mitosis and meoisis 2 sets
90 grow pea plants and study the traits in peas 2 sets
91 laws of inheritance, contemporary with darwin 2 sets
92 man who established the principles of heredity 2 sets
93 the founding father of modern genetics 2 sets
94 developed the principles of genetics. 2 sets
95 the 'father of genetics' 2 sets
96 studied pea plants to see traits 2 sets
97 set down laws of heredity, father of genetics 2 sets
98 developed theory of genes as units of inheritance 2 sets
99 is know as the father of genetics 2 sets