noted how characteristics in plants were passed on from one generation to the next
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Mendel
He had shown that the height characteristic in pea plants was determined by separately inherited "hereditary units" passed on from each parent
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Mendel
Reached three important conclusions
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Mendel 1st conclusion
Characteristics in plants are determined by "hereditary units"
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Mendel 2nd conclusion
Hereditary units are passed on from both parents, one unit from each parent
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Mendel 3rd conclusion
Hereditary units can be dominant or recessive - if an individual has both the dominant and the recessive unit for a characteristic, the dominant characteristic will be expressed
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Card 2
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noted how characteristics in plants were passed on from one generation to the next
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Mendel
Card 3
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He had shown that the height characteristic in pea plants was determined by separately inherited "hereditary units" passed on from each parent
Back
Card 4
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Reached three important conclusions
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Card 5
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Characteristics in plants are determined by "hereditary units"
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