Inheritance of self-pollinated and cross-pollinated plants

The discipline of Plant Genetics provides basic knowledge about heredity and variation, and its place among the biological sciences. The purpose and objectives of plant genetics, objects and methods of research. The concepts of cytological bases of heredity are given. The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms. The cell cycle. Mitosis. Forms of reproduction of organisms. Development of male and female gametophytes. I – II – III Mendelian laws. The rediscovery of Mendel's laws. Differential activity of genes. The molecular basis of heredity. DNA is the main material carrier of heredity (practical evidence). Classification of mutation. Induced mutagenesis. The practical significance of mutational variability