1.2.1 - Mendel's Laws
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Practice Questions
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What does the Law of Dominance state?
💡 Hint: Think about how traits are expressed in plants.
What are alleles?
💡 Hint: Remember the example of T and t.
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What is the dominant trait in a cross between TT and tt?
💡 Hint: Remember how dominant alleles work.
In Mendel’s experiments, what phenotypic ratio did he expect in a monohybrid cross?
💡 Hint: Consider the classic ratios Mendel observed.
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Suppose you cross two heterozygous pea plants (Tt). What will be the phenotypic ratios in the offspring?
💡 Hint: Create a Punnett square to find the genetic combinations.
How would you set up a dihybrid cross between two plants, one showing round yellow seeds (RRYY) and the other wrinkled green seeds (rryy)? Describe the expected phenotypic outcomes.
💡 Hint: Consider all combinations of traits.
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