Chapter 1- The Mendelian View of The World

Question 1

Explain the principle of Independent assortment.

Answer 1

Mendel’s law of independent assortment states that the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another. In other words, the allele a gamete receives for one gene does not influence the allele received for another gene.

Question 2

Explain the principle of independent segregation.

Answer 2

The law of segregation describes how alleles of a gene are segregated into two gametes and reunite after fertilization