Genetics

Question 1

Mendel’s First Law/Law of Segregation

Answer 1

genes exist in alleles and control a specific trait in an organism. organisms have two alleles. two alleles segregate during meiosis. if heterozygous product only one allele will be expressed.

Question 2

Testcross

Answer 2

diagnostic tool used to determine the genotype of an organism

Question 3

Mendel’s Second Law/Law of Independent Assortment

Answer 3

the alleles of one gene sort into gametes independently of the alleles of another gene

Question 4

Drosophila melanogaster

Answer 4

fruit fly species used to research genetics