Genetics Lecture 4: Gene Segregation

What term describes two or more alternative forms of a gene?

Which of the following correctly defines a recessive trait?

An individual with the genotype RR for seed shape is described as:

Which term describes the genetic constitution inherited from the parents?

Which of the following statements about dominant traits is true?

What defines a heterozygous individual?

What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotypes Rr?

Which of the following describes the role of a gene?

What does the F1 generation represent in a genetic cross?

Which term describes the mating of closely related individuals in genetic studies?

What phenotype ratio is observed in the F2 generation from a typical monohybrid cross?

In a dihybrid cross, how many character pairs are studied simultaneously?

What describes the relationship between the parental plants used in Mendel's experiments?

What is the F2 generation produced from inbreeding of the F1 generation called?

Which of the following best describes a monohybrid cross?

If the phenotypic ratio obtained from a monohybrid cross is approximately 3:1, what does this imply?

In Mendel's experiments, what trait was shown in the F1 generation?

What ratio was observed in the phenotypic expression in the F2 generation?

How do gametes carry the alleles during the formation?

What does self-fertilization of the F1 generation result in concerning genotypes?

What conclusion can be drawn about allele contributions from parents based on the given observations?

Why do reciprocal crosses yield the same results in Mendel's experiments?

What genotypes exhibit the same phenotype in Mendelian inheritance?

What occurs to a trait that did not appear in the F1 generation?

What is the primary concept of the Law of Segregation?

What ratio was observed in F2 generation of round and wrinkled seeds?

In the context of Mendel's crosses, what did the F1 generation of yellow and green seeds display?

Which of the following results was reported from the F2 generation of purple and white petals?

What does the Law of Independent Assortment describe?

What was the total number of long and short flowers in the F2 generation?

Which pair of parental phenotypes produced an F2 ratio of approximately 3:1?

What percentage of offspring in the F2 generation of green and yellow pods were green?

What does the Law of Independent Assortment state regarding alleles of different gene pairs during meiosis?

Which of the following best describes Mendel's basis for the Law of Independent Assortment?

In Mendel's experiments with parents RRYY and rryy, what genotype will the F1 generation exhibit?

What is referred to as Mendel’s third law of heredity?

When forming gametes, each gamete receives which of the following?

Which term describes the process where the assortment of alleles of different traits occurs randomly?

What happens to alleles of different traits when gametes are formed?

In the context of the Law of Independent Assortment, what is the outcome when gametes combine?

What is the process called when a plant's pollen fertilizes its own stigma?

What is the outcome of selfing or sib-mating in terms of generating the F2 generation?

Which of the following represents the gametes produced by parents with genotypes RrYy?

What does the Punnett square illustrate during fertilization of RrYy parents?

In the F2 generation, what is the expected ratio of the genotype RrYy?

How do the alleles of two gene pairs separate during meiosis according to the law of independent assortment?

What is the total number of distinct genotypes observed in the F2 generation from a dihybrid cross?

Which alleles result from the combinations of gametes RY, Ry, rY, and ry in a Punnett square?