Multiple Choice
Which of the following generations is created from mating the parental generation?
17. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Mendel and the Laws of Inheritance
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Which of the following of Mendel's laws states that two alleles for a single gene separate during gamete formation?
A
Law of independent assortment
B
Law of segregation
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Understand that Mendel's laws are fundamental principles of genetics that describe how traits are inherited.
Recall that Mendel's Law of Segregation states that during the formation of gametes (sperm and egg cells), the two alleles for a single gene separate so that each gamete receives only one allele.
Recognize that this law explains how offspring inherit one allele from each parent, resulting in the re-establishment of a pair of alleles in the offspring.
Differentiate this from the Law of Independent Assortment, which states that alleles of different genes assort independently of one another during gamete formation.
Conclude that the Law of Segregation specifically addresses the separation of alleles for a single gene during gamete formation, making it the correct answer to the problem.
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