13. Mendelian Genetics
Mendel's Laws
Problem 1
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionThe genes for the traits that Mendel worked with are either all located on different chromosomes or behave as if they were. How did this help Mendel recognize the principle of independent assortment? a. Otherwise, his dihybrid crosses would not have produced a 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 ratio of F2 phenotypes. b. The occurrence of individuals with unexpected phenotypes led him to the discovery of recombination. c. It led him to the realization that the behavior of chromosomes during meiosis explained his results. d. It meant that the alleles involved were either dominant or recessive, which gave 3 : 1 ratios in the F1 generation.
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