5.4

Question 1

1. How does inheritance determined by multiple genes differ from
   Mendelian inheritance?

Answer 1

1. Inheritance determined by multiple genes has a larger number of possible genotypes and a larger range of phenotypes possible compared to inheritance determined by a single gene. These traits do not segregate in
   Mendelian patterns.

Question 2

2. How does non-nuclear inheritance differ from Mendelian inheritance?

Answer 2

2. Non-nuclear inheritance seen in chloroplasts and mitochondria is maternally inherited. These traits do not segregate in Mendelian patterns.

Question 3

Can a trait be a product of multiple genes?

Answer 3

Yas

Question 4

What’s an example of many genes determining a trait?

Answer 4

Hair color because each parental gene has an additive role in determining this phenotype

AABBCC -> dark AaBbCc -> medium aabbcc -> light

Question 5

Chloroplast and mitochondria contain…

Answer 5

their own non-nuclear genome

Question 6

Chloroplast and mitochondria are…

Answer 6

randomly assorted to gametes and daughter
cells during cell division

Question 7

• Mitochondria are transmitted from the…

Answer 7

egg and not sperm in animals

Such traits are maternally inherited

Mitochondria and chloroplast are transmitted in the ovule and not in the pollen in plants