People have always been intrigued by questions related to who they are and where they come from. How does a new individual come to be? How do we acquire the characteristics we possess? Are there ways to explain and predict human traits? This WebQuest is designed to begin to answer some of those questions by looking at the seminal work performed in genetics.

Gregor Mendel is considered by many to be the "Father of Genetics". It is his carefully designed and documented experiments with pea plants that have given us many of the fundamental principles of heredity. While our knowledge of genetics has figuratively "exploded" in recent decades, understanding Mendel's research is critical to understanding other genetics concepts. In the first part of this assignment, you will briefly examine Mendel's life and his work. 

Visit the following website in order to answer the questions:

http://www.sonic.net/~nbs/projects/anthro201/

Read through “Children Resemble their Parents” and go through the animation.
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/1/concept/index.html

Mendel's meticulous work with pea plants enabled him to develop several fundamental principles or laws about the inheritance of traits. In this part of the assignment, you will examine specific experiments Mendel performed in order to arrive at an understanding of these important conclusions. 

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