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The scientific method is a process used by scientists to investigate questions and hypotheses through experimentation and observation. It involves stating a problem, researching the issue, designing and conducting a controlled experiment, formulating a hypothesis, analyzing data, drawing a conclusion, and reporting findings. Gregor Mendel used this method to study inheritance in pea plants. He observed traits, formulated a hypothesis about dominant and recessive genes, conducted controlled crosses of pea plants, analyzed the results, and concluded that genes are passed unchanged from parents to offspring. His findings established the laws of inheritance.

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Scientific Method Slide Show

The scientific method is a process used by scientists to investigate questions and hypotheses through experimentation and observation. It involves stating a problem, researching the issue, designing and conducting a controlled experiment, formulating a hypothesis, analyzing data, drawing a conclusion, and reporting findings. Gregor Mendel used this method to study inheritance in pea plants. He observed traits, formulated a hypothesis about dominant and recessive genes, conducted controlled crosses of pea plants, analyzed the results, and concluded that genes are passed unchanged from parents to offspring. His findings established the laws of inheritance.

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What is the Scientific

Method?
By: Patrick Hess
● The Scientific Method is a process in which scientists ask questions about the
world and design experiments to test the hypothesis.
● Hypothesis, what is a hypothesis you may be asking yourself? A hypothesis is
a is testable but not proven answer to the scientific question.
Before you get too carried away you need to know the steps of the Scientific Method.

1. State the problem, ask a question, or


make and observation
2. Research the issue
3. Gather data via a controlled experiment
4. Formulate a Hypothesis
5. Analyze data
6. Form a conclusion
7. Repeat to verify results
8. Report to scientific community
Let me introduce you to an old Friend.
● This is Gregor Johann Mendel
● He observed and tested his hypothesis of
the genetic inheritance of pea plants.
Mendel’s Question
He asked if purple flowered peas were crossed with white flowered peas if the
offspring of the two parent plant would mostly have purple flowers.

He also asked if certain traits were


dominant over other traits that are called
recessive traits.
Mendel’s Research
Mendel’s work was primarily based on pea plant and their ease to cross pollinate
he found that a broad spectrum of pea plants can be crossed to together and that
is where he started his work.
Mendel’s data collection via controlled experiment.
Mendel grew a garden of peas and cross pollinated different variations of peas
together. He combined the following alles together.
Mendel’s Hypothesis
Mendel’s Hypothesis was that certain traits in peas are dominant and always
result in that trait. Also he observed recessive traits that disappeared after one
generation, but reappeared after two generations giving him reason to think these
alles need two of the recessives together.
Mendel’s Analysis of Data
Mendel concluded that

1. The inheritance of each trait is determined by genes that are passed on to offspring

unchanged.

2. An individual inherits one such unit from each parent for each trait.

3. A trait may not show up in directly in the offspring, but can

still be passed on to the next generation.


Mendel’s conclusion
He proved his hypothesis and also created laws of Mendelian Inheritance.

● The First Law is The principle of segregation : The two members of a gene
pair separate from each other in the formation of gametes.
● Gamete-Pollen or egg
● The Second Law is The principle of independent assortment : Genes for
different traits assort independently of one another in the formation of
gametes.
He repeated his experiments countless times
And verified results each time.
Mendel Sharing his findings
Mendel Shared his findings with the scientific community through a book titled the
Experiments on Plant Hybridization
Sources
● http://www.sciencebuddies.org
● http://www.biography.com
● http://www.dnaftb.org
● http://www.detectingdesign.com
● http://knowgenetics.org

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