Lesson 8: Dihybrid Crosses

Question 1

What is Mendels second experiment?

Answer 1

Mendel found that inheriting one trait does not affect the inheritance of a second trait if they are on different sets of homologous chromosomes.

Question 2

What is an example of Mendel’s second experiment?

Answer 2

Hair colour has nothing to do with hair texture if these traits are on different chromosomes.

Question 3

What is the Law of Independent Assortment?

Answer 3

If genes are located on separate chromosomes, they will be inherited independently of one another.