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Start with an Aa individual and draw out equal segregaton of alleles at anaphase I and II with one crossover. State whether different alleles segregate in meiosis I or meiosis II. Show centromeres.
Mendel has given three laws based on experiments carried out on Pea plant.
1- Law of dominance: It states that in a heterozygous individual (one with two different alleles for a specific trait), one allele (the dominant allele) is expressed in first generation, while the other allele (the recessive allele) is suppressed. The recessive allele is only expressed when both alleles are recessive.
2-Law of purity of gametes OR Law of seggregation:During gamete formation, these alleles segregate so that each gamete carries only one allele for a given trait. When two gametes unite during fertilization, the resulting offspring will have two alleles again.
3-Law of independent assortment: Alleles for different traits segregate independently of each other during gamete formation and the inheritance of one trait does not influence the inheritance of another trait.Independent assortment is responsible for the production of genetic variations in the organism along with crossing over.
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- Consider an individual with the AB/ab genotype, and assume that alleles of the A and B genes areunable to recombine during meiosis. If this individual is crossed with an individual who is homozygousrecessive at both genes (ab/ab), what is the expected phenotype ratio in the offspring?arrow_forwardbriefly describe how chromosomal disorders happen, explaining non disjunctionarrow_forwardExplain why heterozygotes for inversions and translocations have low fertility.arrow_forward
- The gene for nose shape is found on the X chromosome. Round nose is dominant to pointed nose. Human individuals with XXY (an additional X chromosome) are male. Individuals with XO (only one X chromosome) are female. For the following family, identify the possible nondisjunction events (rare mistakes during meiosis) that could explain the phenotype of the child. A man with a pointed nose and a woman with a round nose have a daughter with a round nose. This daughter has Turner Syndrome (genotype XO: one X chromosome). Nondisjunction must have occurred in melosis 2 of the mother More than one of the answers is correct Nondisjunction must have occurred in meiosis 1 of the father Nondisjunction must have occurred in meiosis 1 of the mother Nondisjunction must have occurred in meiosis 2 of the fatherarrow_forwardWhen does crossing-over occur? Mark all that apply. Mitosis prophase Meiosis prophase I Meiosis prophase IIarrow_forwardIn fruit flies, chromosomal crossing over does not occur in meiosis in males, whereas crossing over does occur in meiosis in females. In fruit flies that are heterozygous at many genes (i.e. many maternal and paternal versions of the genes differ), at what stage would cells no longer be heterozygous for any gene during the process of meiosis? a)After the second meiotic division in males, and after the first meiotic division in females. b)After the second meiotic division in both males and females. c)After the first meiotic division in both males and females. d)After the first meiotic division in males, and after the second meiotic division in females.arrow_forward
- Match each box to one of the descriptionsarrow_forwardIdentify each of the following statements as true or false. The chromosomes in B are the result of mitosis from the chromosomes in A. Alleles B and C are more likely to segregate together during anaphase I than alleles B and A. The two white chromosomes in B are homologous chromosomes. Genes A, B, and C are linked genes. A trihybrid Punnett square can be used to determine the possible combinations of the F1 generation.arrow_forwardc. Draw a cell with n=2 during metaphase of meiosis I. Use two colors to show that crossing over and independent assortment have occurred. d. Draw cells with n=2 during metaphase of to show that crossing over and independent assortment have occurred. eiosis Use two colorarrow_forward
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