Practice Rules for the Inheritance of Traits – Mendel’s Contributions - 8.2.2 | 8. Heredity | CBSE 10 Science
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8.2.2 - Rules for the Inheritance of Traits – Mendel’s Contributions

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Question 1

Easy

What does a dominant trait mean?

💡 Hint: Think about which traits appear in the offspring.

Question 2

Easy

What is a recessive trait?

💡 Hint: Consider color of flowers in Mendel's Peas.

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Question 1

What is a dominant trait?

  • A trait that is only expressed if both alleles are recessive
  • A trait that is expressed with one allele
  • A trait that never appears

💡 Hint: Remember how traits showed in Mendel's pea plants.

Question 2

True or False: The Law of Independent Assortment indicates traits are inherited together.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how traits like flower color and plant height behave.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You cross a heterozygous tall pea plant (Tt) with a homozygous short pea plant (tt). What are the expected genotypic and phenotypic ratios in the offspring?

💡 Hint: Use a Punnett square to visualize the crosses.

Question 2

Explain how Mendel’s concept of independent assortment can lead to genetic variation in offspring.

💡 Hint: Consider how various combinations can arise from multiple traits.

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