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What is a law of Mendel that states that alleles for different genes can be mixed during gametogenesis?
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Is it true or false that during meiosis the two alleles for each gene stay together?
False. During meiosis, the two alleles for each gene can separate and be distributed to different gametes. This is known as Mendel's law of independent assortment, which allows for new combinations of alleles to be formed in offspring.
What is the function of gametOGENESIS?
During gametogenesis egg and sperm are produced for sexual reproduction.
What observation is explained by Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment?
The law states that alleles at different loci separate independently of one another.
What is the principle of independence party?
the law of independent assortment was formulated by Mendel. Alleles separate independently during the process of gamete production. The offspring show traits independent of the parents.
How is independent assortment different from cross over?
Every diploid cell has two alleles for every gene. Segregation means that when these alleles go through meiosis to create gametes, they will segregate from one another, and each of the haploid gametes will end up with only one allele.Independent assortment comes into play when you are looking at how the alleles of two genes separate. As long as each gene lies on a different chromosome, then the alleles of these genes will assort themselves independently of one another when the haploid gametes are formed in meiosis. Each haploid gamete can end up with a different combination of alleles of these two genes.
What are the two laws Mendel came up with?
The Law of Segregation: A pair of factors (alleles) is segregated, or separated, during the formation of gametes The Law of Independent Assortment Factors (alleles) for different characterstics are distributed to gametes independently.
What is the Law of segregation of alleles?
the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies (alleles) of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.
What is the seperation of alleles?
The law of segregation of alleles, the first of Mendel's laws, stating that every somatic cell of an organism carries a pair of hereditary units (now identified as alleles) for each character, and that at meiosis the pairs separate so that each gamete carries only one unit from each pair. This is called the law of segregation.
What is Mendel's third law?
1. The Law of Dominance: In a cross between contrasting homozygous individuals, only one form of the trait will appear in the F1 generation - this trait is the dominant trait.2. The Law of Segragation: during the formation of gametes, alleles responsible for a trait separate; this allows for recombination during fertilization.3. The Law of Independent Assortment: alleles responsible for different traits are distributed to gametes (and thus the offspring) independently of each other.
When alleles on homologous chromosomes move into different gametes during meiosis this demonstrates?
Segregation
How did suttons work build on Mendel work?
Sutton's work built on Mendel's work by proposing that genes are located on chromosomes. He suggested that genes on paired chromosomes segregate during meiosis, similar to how Mendel observed the segregation of alleles in his studies on pea plants. This laid the foundation for the understanding of genetic inheritance and the role of chromosomes in passing on traits.
Mendel's law of segregation applies to what a.all forms of life b. applies to sexually reproducing organisms c.applies to asexually reporducing organism d. only unicellular organisms e. is invalid?
b.applies to sexually reproducing organismsbecause according to Mendel's law of Segregation, TWO alleles for a heritable character segregate (separate) during gamete formation and end up in different gametes, thus an egg or a sperm gets only one of the two alleles that are present in the SOMATIC cells of organisms make the gamete
