DNA

The principle of dominance states that recessive alleles will be masked by dominant alleles.

Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants in the 1870s led to the new science of genetics.

The findings of different researchers proved that DNA is the molecule responsible for genetic inheritance.

<p>The three laws proposed by Gregor Mendel are the Law of Segregation, the Law of Independent Assortment, and the Principle of Dominance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to the Law of Segregation, alleles are separated so that each gamete carries only one allele for each gene.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semi-conservative replication is the mechanism where two copies of the original DNA molecule are produced, with each copy containing one original strand and one newly synthesized strand.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Replication occurs separately on each template strand in antiparallel directions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>James D. Watson and Francis Crick.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term 'semi-conservative' signifies that each copy conserves the information from one half of the original DNA molecule.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each strand of the double helix serves as a template for the synthesis of a new strand.</p> Signup and view all the answers