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Lecture 2 review Flashcards

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What is a dihybrid cross?

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A cross between 2 true-breeding parents that have alternative characteristics for two different traits; examines 2 traits simultaneously

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What is an example of a dihybrid cross?

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RRYY x rryy

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What is mendel’s second law?

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The principle of independent assortment

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What does the principle of independent assortment state?

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That different genes and their alleles are inherited independently; the first law, but applied to nonallelic genes

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What is the product/ multiplication rule?

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The probability of the simultaneous occurrence of two or more independent events is the product of the occurrence of each of these traits individually?

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What is the sum/ addition rule?

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If 2 events are mutually exclusive, then the probability of either event occurring is the sum of their individual probabilities

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