1.2.3.2 - Law of Segregation
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What is an allele?
💡 Hint: Think of pea plants.
What process forms gametes?
💡 Hint: It's a type of cell division.
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What does the Law of Segregation describe?
💡 Hint: Think about how traits are passed down.
True or False: All offspring produced from TT and tt crosses will be heterozygous.
💡 Hint: Consider the parent genotypes.
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In a cross between two heterozygous pea plants (Tt), calculate the expected genotypic and phenotypic ratios of the offspring.
💡 Hint: Use a Punnett square to help visualize the ratios.
If a plant with a genotype of AaBb is crossed with another plant of the same genotype, what is the ratio of phenotypes for the offspring?
💡 Hint: Consider the principle of independent assortment as well.
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