Herdity Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Introduction to Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Interdisciplinary and Intersectional Approaches 2nd Edition by L. Ayu Saraswati, Barbara L. Shaw and Heather Rellihan. ISBN-10 1 ISBN-13 978-5. (Complete Download) TEST BANK

This is a summary of the genetics theme in the grade 12 CAPS syllabus. It includes various important definitions and concepts such as mutations, alleles and herdity concepts. It also explains and compares meiosis and mitosis and covers the structure and purpose of DNA and RNA, comparing the two.

Chapter 14 explores Mendel's groundbreaking experiments with garden peas, which revealed key principles of heredity. Mendel's work debunked the "blending" hypothesis, proposing instead the "particulate" hypothesis, where genes exist as discrete units. He meticulously studied pea plant traits, defining characters (features) and traits (variants). Through controlled hybridization, Mendel observed the Law of Segregation: alleles segregate during gamete formation, leading to dominant and reces...