4.2 - Laws of Inheritance
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What is a gene?
💡 Hint: Think about what genetic information is passed from parents to offspring.
What does homozygous mean?
💡 Hint: It’s the opposite of having different alleles.
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What does the Law of Segregation state?
💡 Hint: Think about how traits are inherited from parents.
True or False: Recessive alleles are expressed when an organism has one copy of that allele.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between dominant and recessive traits.
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If a plant with a genotype of AaBb is crossed with another plant of genotype Aabb, what is the phenotype ratio of the offspring?
💡 Hint: Use two separate Punnett squares for each trait.
Explain how Mendel's principles apply to real-world genetic engineering practices.
💡 Hint: Think about how dominant and recessive traits are utilized in genetic modification.
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