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Mendel's Laws

Summary:

Mendel s work was largely ignored until 1900, when three different scientists independently arrived at Mendel s laws.
During meiosis, two alleles for a characteristic make up the individual s genotype.
During fertilization, two alleles for a characteristic make up the individual s genotype.

Select from the frequently asked questions below

What is a dominant trait?

What is a recessive trait?

Which three scientists independently figured out what Mendel had known in 1859?

Is it true that in 1900 three scientists independently figured out what Mendel had known in 1859?

What is the difference between genetics and heredity?

What is the difference between a recessive and dominant trait?

What are the two rules of heredity?

Are genotypic and phenotypic ratios always the same?

What three factors did Sir Paul Nurse feel were key to Mendel's success?

What if Mendel had studied characteristics controlled by genes on the same chromosome? Would he have been able to make his same conclusions explain.

When did Mendel make his discoveries?

What would happen to the probabilities of yellow and green seeds if one parent were homozygous recessive and the other were homozygous dominant?

Define phenotype ratio.