Heredity
Chapter Name : Heredity And Evolution |
Sub Topic Code : 103_10_09_02_02 |
Topic Name : Heredity |
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Sub Topic Name : Inherited Traits |
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Introduction
Inherited traits are characteristics passed from parents to progeny.
Pre-Requisites:
What is heredity?
Activity:
Cross a TT plant with a tt plant virtually in your notebook and work out the gene combinations of the first progeny F1. See which traits are inherited and exhibited in the first progeny.
Real Life Question:
If your mother and your father have dimples, will you have dimples too?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| Trait | Any feature, inherited at birth or acquired later. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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| Read Mendel’s experiment. Try to work out the rules yourself. | Understanding the rules of inheritance. |
Places to visit :
Botanical Garden
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| If one of the parents of a child is tall, there are good chances of the child being tall. If both the parents are tall, the chances of the child being tall are better than good! |
What you learn in Theory:
Which traits are inherited by the progeny?
What you learn in Practice:
If my father is dark-complexioned and my mother is also dark complexioned, then no matter how much fairness cream I apply, the chances are that I will stay dark complexioned.