Critical Reading 6.1 & 6.2 Comprehension Questions

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Mendel’s first experiment: F1 all purple-flowered plants.

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F1 all purple-flowered plants.

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Law of independent assortment states that

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factors controlling different characteristics are inherited independently.

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Info from looking at your dog:

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the dog’s phenotype.

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An Aa individual

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has a heterozygous genotype.

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Law of segregation includes: (1) two factors control a characteristic, (2) one factor is dominant, (3) factors separate into gametes.

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2 and 3

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Cross: homozygous dominant x homozygous recessive. Chance of heterozygous offspring?

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100%

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Cross: homozygous dominant x heterozygous. Chance of heterozygous offspring?

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50%

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Chance of offspring having dominant phenotype in a cross of two heterozygous parents?

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75%