Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

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What percentage of plants in the F2 generation display the recessive trait?

  • 75%
  • 50%
  • 25% (correct)
  • 100%

What is the symbolic representation of the genotype of an individual with two copies of the dominant allele?

  • AaAa
  • aa
  • Aa
  • AA (correct)

What is the fundamental principle of Mendel's Law of Segregation?

  • The two copies of a gene segregate from each other during transmission from parent to offspring. (correct)
  • The two copies of a gene blend together during transmission from parent to offspring.
  • The combination of genes from both parents determines the trait expressed.
  • Traits are inherited through a process of random chance.

What is the characteristic of the particulate theory of inheritance?

<p>The units governing traits remain unchanged from generation to generation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ratio of dominant to recessive offspring in the F2 generation?

<p>3:1 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the physical expression of a genotype?

<p>Phenotype (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of irregular segregation?

<p>Aneuploidy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the presence of extra chromosome sets?

<p>Polyploidy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of having an extra chromosome 21?

<p>Down syndrome (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the fundamental principle of Mendel's laws?

<p>Genes come in pairs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of creating a pedigree?

<p>To examine inheritance patterns (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the British physician who discovered Down syndrome?

<p>Langdon Down (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe an individual with two identical alleles?

<p>Homozygous (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Punnett Square?

<p>To predict the proportion of a trait in offspring (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the observable characteristics of an organism?

<p>Phenotype (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a two-factor cross, what are the two possibilities of how the traits can be inherited?

<p>They may be linked or unlinked, and segregate independently (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Mendel's two-factor crosses?

<p>To study the interaction between two traits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the experimental system used by Mendel to study inheritance?

<p>F1 and F2 generations of peas (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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