Genetics 2

Question 1

F1

Answer 1

a combination of parent plants

Question 2

F2 in dihybrid cross

Answer 2

the traits have separated and recombined independently

Question 3

name Mendel’s second law

Answer 3

the law of independent assortment

Question 4

law of independent assortment

Answer 4

during gamete formation, either member of a pair of alleles (genes) may combine with either member of another pair

Question 5

why does independent assortment occur

Answer 5

as the genes are located on different pairs of homologous chromosomes i.e not linked