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Principles of Inheritance and Variation — Revision Notes
Punjab Board · Class 12 · Biology
Principles of Inheritance and Variation revision notes for Punjab Board Class 12 Biology: 4 topics in quick points.
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Mendel's Experiments and Laws of Inheritance
- Mendel worked on Pisum sativum (garden pea) for 7 years (1856–1863) and studied 7 pairs of contrasting traits.
- He used true-breeding lines – plants that show stable trait inheritance over several generations through continuous self-pollination.
- The 7 contrasting traits: Stem height (Tall/Dwarf), Flower colour (Violet/White), Flower position (Axial/Terminal), Pod shape (Inflated/Constricted), Pod colour (Green/Yellow), Seed shape (Round/Wrink
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Inheritance of One Gene – Monohybrid Cross
- Monohybrid cross: Cross between parents differing in ONE pair of contrasting traits.
- Example: Tall (TT) × Dwarf (tt) → F1: All Tall (Tt) → F2: 3 Tall : 1 Dwarf.
- F1 phenotypic ratio: 1 (all Tall) | F2 phenotypic ratio: 3 Tall : 1 Dwarf.
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Inheritance of Two Genes – Dihybrid Cross and Law of Independent Assortment
- Dihybrid cross: Cross between parents differing in TWO pairs of contrasting traits.
- Example: RRYY (Round, Yellow) × rryy (Wrinkled, Green) → F1: All RrYy (Round, Yellow).
- F1 self-pollination → F2 phenotypic ratio: 9 Round Yellow : 3 Wrinkled Yellow : 3 Round Green : 1 Wrinkled Green = 9:3:3:1.
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Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance, Linkage and Recombination
- Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance was proposed by Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri (1902).
- They noted that chromosome behaviour during meiosis parallels the behaviour of Mendel's factors (genes).
- Both chromosomes and genes: (a) occur in pairs, (b) segregate during gamete formation, (c) independent pairs segregate independently.
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Genes are units of inheritance containingWhen two contrasting alleles existDuring gamete formation (meiosis)When two or more gene pairsGenotype refers to the genetic composition
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Key topics in Principles of Inheritance and Variation include Mendel's Experiments and Laws of Inheritance, Inheritance of One Gene – Monohybrid Cross, Inheritance of Two Genes – Dihybrid Cross and Law of Independent Assortment, Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance, Linkage and Recombination. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Punjab Board Class 12 board exam.
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