AP Biology (Mader), 11th Edition

Chapter 11: Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance

Learning Outcomes

11.1 Gregor Mendel

1. Describe how Mendel's scientific approach enabled his genetic experiments to be successful.
2. Contrast blending and the particulate concept of inheritance.

11.2 Mendel's Laws

1. Explain Mendel's law of segregation.
2. Compare and contrast dominant alleles with recessive alleles and their relation to genotype and phenotype.
3. Use a Punnett square and the law of probability to predict the chances of producing gametes and offspring.
4. Demonstrate how a pedigree may be used to determine the mode lf inheritance of a genetic trait.

11.3 Extending the Range of Mendelian Genetics

1. Explain the inheritance pattern of traits where more than two alleles for the trait exist.
2. Contrast incomplete dominance and incomplete penetrance.
3. Describe the effects of pleiotropy on phenotypic traits.
4. Distinguish the inheritance of polygenic traits.
5. Examine X-linked inheritance and its gender-based effects.