2.1 - Mendelian Genetics – The Principles of Inheritance
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What are genes?
💡 Hint: Think about what information DNA contains.
What is the difference between a dominant allele and a recessive allele?
💡 Hint: Consider how traits appear in an organism.
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What is the Law of Segregation?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when gametes are formed.
True or False: A homozygous tall plant would have the genotype 'Tt'.
💡 Hint: Consider the definitions of homozygous.
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A pea plant homozygous for yellow seeds (YY) is crossed with a plant homozygous for green seeds (yy). What are the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring?
💡 Hint: Think about what alleles each parent contributes.
Consider two plants, one being heterozygous for red flowers (Rr) and another homozygous recessive for white flowers (rr). Create a Punnett square and determine the phenotypic ratio.
💡 Hint: Set up the Punnett square carefully to visualize all potential outcomes.
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