Practice - The Law of Independent Assortment (Dihybrid Crosses)
Practice Questions
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What is the Law of Independent Assortment?
💡 Hint: Think about how different traits don't affect each other.
What ratio do we expect from a dihybrid cross?
💡 Hint: Remember the combinations of the dominant and recessive traits.
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What does Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment state?
💡 Hint: Think about how two traits can be inherited without influencing each other.
True or False: A dihybrid cross results in a phenotypic ratio of 3:1.
💡 Hint: Recall the ratios observed by Mendel for two traits.
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If a plant heterozygous for color (Yy) and shape (Rr) is crossed with another heterozygous plant (YyRr), what is the expected ratio for each phenotype?
💡 Hint: Draw a Punnett Square to visualize the ratios.
Determine the probability of obtaining a yellow and wrinkled seed from a dihybrid cross between YyRr parents.
💡 Hint: Calculate using the separate probabilities for color and shape.
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