With regard to heterosis, is each of the following statements consistent with the dominance hypothesis, the overdominance hypothesis, or both? A. Strains that have been highly inbred have become monomorphicfor one or more recessive alleles that are somewhat detrimentalto the organism.                                                                                              B. Hybrid vigor occurs because highly inbred strains are monomorphicfor many genes, whereas hybrids are more likely to beheterozygous for those same genes.C. If a gene exists in two alleles, hybrids are more vigorousbecause heterozygosity for the gene is more beneficial thanhomozygosity of either allele.

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Inheritance and Mendelian Genetics

Inheritance means the passing of traits to offspring from parents. These traits could be passed either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction. The offspring receives the genetic material from the parents. Mendelian inheritance is a certain biological inheritance that follows the rules and principles laid down by Gregor Mendel in 1865. The initial hypothesis was considered wrong, but other inheritance theories modified the concept of inheritance and thus genetics.