Lab one

Question 1

Law of Segregation (Mendel’s First Law)

Answer 1

Inherited characters are determined by particular factors which occur in pairs and when gamete form these genes segregate so that only one of the homologous(homólogo) pair is contained in that particular gamete.

Question 2

Law of independent action (Mendel’s Second Law)

Answer 2

States that genes on non-homologous or different chromosomes will be distributed randomly into gametes.

Question 3

Dominant

Answer 3

Alleles that are designated by a capital letter and express themselves.

Question 4

Recessive

Answer 4

Alleles that are designated with a lowercase letter and are masked by dominant ones.

Question 5

Alleles

Answer 5

A gene alternate state. Contributed by parents

Question 6

Phenotype

Answer 6

Physical appearance of traits.

Question 7

Genotype

Answer 7

Includes all alleles present in cells whether dominant or recessive.

Question 8

Heterozigotico

Answer 8

Alleles distintos

Question 9

Homozigotico

Answer 9

Alleles iguales