Genetics Quiz: Part 1

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Mendel's second law states that alleles of different genes separate randomly. In which PHASE of meiosis do homologous chromosomes line up randomly in the middle of the cell?

In genetic crosses, there are always an equal number of phenotypes and genotypes.

Mendel crossed two heterozygous red flowered plants (Rr). What percentage of the offspring will have red flowers?

Why is Gregor Mendel important in Biology?

Ms. Larson has blue eyes, a recessive trait (bb). Which of the following could be the genotypes of Ms. Larson's parents?

Mendel crossed a homozygous red flowered plant (RR) with a homozygous white flowered plant (rr). What percentage of the offspring had white flowers?

What do punnet squares show?

Mendel's first law, the law of segregation, states that only one allele can be represented in a gamete. What process makes sure that gametes only have one allele for a gene?