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Gregory Mendel formulated several important principles and methods for studies of inheritance in higher organisms. Mendel's work exploring the segregation and independent assortment of genes in garden peas (Pisum sativum) can be investigated through the use of single gene mutant Fast Plants (Rapid-cycling Brassica rapa) stocks. Several of the stocks have been selected by the Wisconsin Fast Plants Program to demonstrate the principles of Mendel. For investigations into these principles a number of different single gene mutants may be crossed and taken to the F2 generation for segregation and to the Test Cross for linkage studies. The Fast Plants single gene mutants exhibit color and form mutations easily observable by students of all ages. One monhybrid and dihybrid cross are featured, however, we highly recommend creating your own models for exploration into single gene inheritance. |