Meiosis & Mendelian Genetics

The process by which haploid gametes combine is called ____.

• interphase

• fertilization

• genetic variation

• synapsis

Meiosis produces ____ in gametes.

• enzymes

• identical daughter cells

• forty-six chromosomes

• genetic variation

What process does this figure show?

• protein synthesis

• replication of DNA

• chromosomal segment exchange

• mitosis

Homologous chromosomes separate during which phase(s) of meiosis?

• interphase

• anaphase I

• telophase I

• interphase and telophase I interphase and telophase I

Diploids contain twice the number of chromosomes found in a single ____.

• gamete

• zygote

• protein molecule

• synapse

The observable expression of an allele pair is called a ____.

• recessive gene

• genotype

• monohybrid cross

• phenotype

What does the TT represent in this Punnett square?

• a genotype consisting of two dominant alleles

• a heterozygous trait

• a single allele

• a genotype consisting of two recessive alleles

Which statement pertains to Mendel's law of segregation?

• Homozygous organisms are called hybrids.

• Two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis.

• Allele pairs are called a genotype.

• Dominant traits are visible.

What technique did Mendel use to better understand inherited traits?

• removed dominant alleles

• cross pollinated same-sex plants

• allowed plants to self-fertilize

• cross pollinated male and females pea plants

Which of these pertains to Mendel's law of independent assortment?

• observable characteristics of a trait

• separation of alleles during meiosis

• random distribution of alleles

• protein production