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Which of the following best describes Mendel's law of independent assortment?
Which of the following best describes Mendel's law of independent assortment?
- The alleles of one gene always segregate independently of the alleles of other genes (correct)
- The alleles of one gene segregate dependently of the alleles of other genes
- The alleles of one gene may or may not segregate independently of the alleles of other genes
- The alleles of one gene segregate randomly with the alleles of other genes
What is the main implication of Mendel's law of independent assortment?
What is the main implication of Mendel's law of independent assortment?
- Genes are inherited independently of each other (correct)
- Genes are always inherited in a predictable manner
- Genes are never inherited together
- Genes are inherited together in groups
Which of the following statements is true about Mendel's law of independent assortment?
Which of the following statements is true about Mendel's law of independent assortment?
- It applies only to animals
- It applies only to plants
- It applies to both plants and animals (correct)
- It does not apply to any living organisms
Which of the following best describes Mendel's law of segregation?
Which of the following best describes Mendel's law of segregation?
What is the purpose of Punnet square analysis?
What is the purpose of Punnet square analysis?
What is the definition of phenotype?
What is the definition of phenotype?
What does it mean to be homozygous?
What does it mean to be homozygous?
What is the definition of epistasis?
What is the definition of epistasis?