8.2.2 - Rules for the Inheritance of Traits – Mendel’s Contributions
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What does a dominant trait mean?
💡 Hint: Think about which traits appear in the offspring.
What is a recessive trait?
💡 Hint: Consider color of flowers in Mendel's Peas.
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What is a dominant trait?
💡 Hint: Remember how traits showed in Mendel's pea plants.
True or False: The Law of Independent Assortment indicates traits are inherited together.
💡 Hint: Consider how traits like flower color and plant height behave.
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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.
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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