Mendel's Peas & the Nature of the Gene: Genes Code for Proteins & Proteins Determine Phenotype

Susan Offner

doi:10.1525/abt.2011.73.7.3

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Susan Offner^*

^*Susan Offner is a biology teacher at Lexington High School, 251 Waltham St., Lexington, MA 02421; e-mail: soffner@ix.netcom.com. She has been a frequent contributario ABT.

Abstract

We arc beginning to understand the biochemical nature of the genes that Gregor Mendel studied in his classic experiments with garden peas. This paper shows where Mendel's genes are located on the pea chromosome map, discusses the mutations involved in some of these genes, and shows how they can be used to teach classical genetics and the nature of the gene.

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Susan Offner "Mendel's Peas & the Nature of the Gene: Genes Code for Proteins & Proteins Determine Phenotype," The American Biology Teacher 73(7), 382-387, (1 September 2011). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2011.73.7.3

Published: 1 September 2011