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Parental
generation
(P) Stamens
Carpel
3
RESULTS
First 5
filial
gener-
ation
offspring
(F1)
Fig. 14-2a
TECHNIQUE
1
Parental
generation
(P) Stamens
Carpel
3
4
Fig. 14-2b
RESULTS
First 5
filial
gener-
ation
offspring
(F1)
• Mendel chose to track only those characters that
varied in an either-or manner
• He also used varieties that were true-breeding
(plants that produce offspring of the same variety
when they self-pollinate)
• In a typical experiment, Mendel mated two
contrasting, true-breeding varieties, a process
called hybridization
• The true-breeding parents are the P generation
• The hybrid offspring of the P generation are called
the F1 generation
• When F1 individuals self-pollinate, the F2
generation is produced
Mendel’s First Law
Principle of Segregation
The characteristics of an organism are
determined by internal factors (allele) which
occur in pairs. Only one of a pair of such
factors (allele) can be represented in a single
gamete.
The Law of Segregation
P Generation ×
(true-breeding
parents) Purple White
flowers flowers
Fig. 14-3-2
EXPERIMENT
P Generation ×
(true-breeding
parents) Purple White
flowers flowers
F1 Generation
(hybrids)
All plants had
purple flowers
Fig. 14-3-3
EXPERIMENT
P Generation ×
(true-breeding
parents) Purple White
flowers flowers
F1 Generation
(hybrids)
All plants had
purple flowers
F2 Generation
Homologous
Locus for flower-color gene pair of
chromosomes
P Generation
P Generation
F1 Generation
P Generation
F1 Generation
Sperm
F2 Generation P p
P
PP Pp
Eggs
p
Pp p
p
3 1
Parent PP X pp
(purple) (white)
Gametes P p
F1 Pp X Pp (self pollinated)
Gametes P p P p
F2 PP Pp Pp pp
3/4 1/4
purple flower white flower
Useful Genetic Vocabulary
Purple PP
1
(homozygous
dominant)
3 Purple Pp
(heterozygous)
Purple Pp
(heterozygous)
White pp
1 1
(homozygous
recessive)
Parent: CC X Cc
Gametes: C C C c
Offspring: CC Cc CC Cc
Parent: Cc X Cc
Gametes: C c C c
Offspring: CC Cc Cc cc
Parent: Hh x hh
Gametes: H h h h
Offspring: Hh Hh hh hh
Genotypic ratio: 1 Hh : 1 hh
The Testcross
Predictions
If PP If Pp
or
Sperm Sperm
p p p p
P P
Pp Pp Pp Pp
Eggs Eggs
P p
Pp Pp pp pp
RESULTS
or
1
All offspring purple /2 offspring purple and
1
/2 offspring white
• Backcrossing is a crossing of a hybrid with one
of its parents or an individual genetically
similar to its parent, in order to achieve
offspring with a genetic identity which is
closer to that of the parent.