Dihybrid Inheritance Concepts

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What is dihybrid inheritance?

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It is the inheritance of two characteristics such as plant height and flower colour controlled by two different genes that are not linked. A dihybrid cross determines the allele combinations for potential offspring for two unlinked genes.

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What is segregation in genetics?

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It is the separation of the two alleles of every gene that occurs during meiosis.

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What is independent assortment?

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It is the observation that the alleles of one gene segregate independently of the alleles of other genes.