18) Mendel's Second Law of inheritance states that, "during gamete formation the segregation of each gene pair is independent of other pairs." How do the diagrams above prove this law? (AC 2.4).

Q: How did Mendel use evidence from monohybrid and dihybrid crosses to deduce his laws of segregation…

A: Mendel's experiments produced true breeding strains for each trait of the pea plant. They are…

Q: Can this trait be passed to offspring?

A: The DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the hereditary unit of an organism. It consists of purines and…

Q: Describe some of the key features of cytoplasmic inheritance. Why do traits that are inherited in…

A: Answer :  Key features of cytoplasmic inheritance :   Cytoplasmic inheritance from mother side…

Q: How can Mendel's postulates of segregation and independent assortment be explained by meiosis?

A: Mandal in 1900 gave the concepts about the laws of genetics. His two laws were- the law of…

Q: How does meiosis explain the first law of Mendel?

A: The process in which the single cell divides twice in order to produce four cells consisting half…

Q: When does Mendel’s second law of independent assortment occur? Does it occur during mitosis, meiosis…

A: According to Law of Independent Assortment ,during a dihybrid cross, an assortment of traits (each…

Q: Explain the reasons chromosomes carry Mendel’s hereditary units?

A: Genetics is the branch of biology which deals with genes, heredity, and genome in the organism.…

Q: Illustrate Many Extensions to Mendel’s View of Single-Gene Inheritance?

A: Mendel studied traits in pea plants with the maximum effective mode of inheritance. The inheritance…

Q: Explain mendelian disorders?

A: Mendelian inheritance types are autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant and…

Q: Name and briefly explain each of Mendel's principles of inheritance he deduced from his studies of…

A: The gene is a basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA. The gene is…

Q: The outcome of Mendel’s law of independent assortment is dependent on how chromosomes are arranged…

A: Mendel was a genetician whi studied the contrasting pairs of alleles in Pisum sativum. Based on his…

Q: What are the 4 themes of Mendel's work?

A: Gregor Johann Mendel is known as the father of genetics. He was the one to gave the postulates for…

Q: Which of Mendels laws have their basis in separation of homologues in anaphase I?

A: Homolog is a pair of homologous chromosomes in a eukaryotic cells. Homologous chromosomes pair with…

Q: Part 1: Make a three part process drawing (like a cartoon strip) to demonstrate Mendel's Principle…

A: An allele is a variant form of a given gene. Phenotype is the observed physical traits of an…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.