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Mendel's Law of Segregation states that each parent contributes only one allele for each trait to their offspring, and these alleles segregate during gamete formation. This means that offspring do not receive both trait-controlling alleles from the same parent.
The alleles for a given trait are inherited from an individual's parents.
Every sex cell has one allele for each trait. after meiosis, pairs of chromosomes separate and alleles for each trait also separate into different sex cells.
If parents supply different alleles for a certain trait to their offspring, the offspring are described as heterozygous for that trait. This means they possess two different alleles, one inherited from each parent. In contrast, if the offspring received the same allele from both parents, they would be termed homozygous for that trait. The expression of the trait may depend on whether the alleles are dominant or recessive.
The alleles for any trait in a zygote come from the genetic material contributed by the two parents. Each parent donates one allele, which determines the characteristics of the trait in the offspring.
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An offspring inherits two alleles for each gene, one from each parent. These alleles can be the same (homozygous) or different (heterozygous).
Offspring inherit two sets of instructions, or alleles, for each characteristic—one from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive, and the combination of these alleles determines the offspring's traits. If a dominant allele is present, it typically masks the effect of a recessive allele, leading to the expression of the dominant trait. The specific combination of alleles received from both parents ultimately shapes the offspring's phenotype.
You get one allele for 1 trait from your mother. Alleles are alternative forms of a gene, and you inherit one allele for each trait from each parent.
An individual can have a maximum of two alleles for one trait, as they inherit one allele from each parent. These alleles can be the same (homozygous) or different (heterozygous) for a specific trait.
Based on his experiments, Mendel concluded that each trait was controlled by two alleles, one inherited from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive, determining how traits are expressed in the offspring. Mendel's work laid the foundation for the principles of inheritance in genetics.