3. Mendelian Genetics

Question 1

What is the law of independent assortment?

Answer 1

alleles of one gene will separate into gametes independently of alleles of another gene

Question 2

What is the law of segregation?

Answer 2

two alleles of an individual are separated and passed on to the next generation single

Question 3

What is a cross?

Answer 3

mating between what is being studied in mendelian genetics

Question 4

What is a pure-breeding strain?

Answer 4

strain that consistently yields progeny with the same phenotype

Question 5

What is a testcross?

Answer 5

when one individual is cross to another individual that has a homozygous recessive genotype

Question 6

What is a Punnett Square?

Answer 6

visual tool used to predict the results of a cross between two individuals using the laws of segregation and independent assortment

Question 7

What is purpose of the rule of multiplication?

Answer 7

probability of both of two independent events happening can be found by multiplying the odds of either events alone

Question 8

What is the purpose of the rule of addition?

Answer 8

can be used to calculate the chances of either of two events happening

Question 9

What is the purpose of the chi-squared test?

Answer 9

used to compare observed and expected data

Question 10

What is the purpose of the t-test?

Answer 10

used to compare two data sets