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Question 1

Gregor Mendel

Question 2

Principle of Segregation or Mendel’s First Law

Answer 2

1. Inheritance is based on the segregation of alleles at a gene
   1st cross: all round, seemed like wrinkled trait was “lost”
   2nd cross: wrinkled reappeared
2. The principle of segregation he developed state that heterozygous individuals produce equal proportions of gametes containing the two alleles

Question 3

How did Mendel disprove blending?

Answer 3

If blending occurred; wrinkled trait would not have come back

Question 4

Chromosomes are made of:

Answer 4

~50% Protein
~50% Nucleic Acid (DNA; the genetic material)