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Mendels second law

Mendels second law --> law of independent assortment As meiosis ends, genes on a pair of homologous chromosomes have been sorted out for distribution into one gamete or another, independently of gene pairs of other chromosomes.

Different hereditary factors assort independently when the gametes are formed; traits at linked loci are an exception.

Synonym: mendels second law.


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Re: RATIOS?

... Theres no ratio. The situation which you describe is sometimes called Mendels law of uniformity because all the progeny show the phenotype of the dominant allele, so it ...

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by Ultrashogun
Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:04 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: phenotype and genotype ratio
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Mendel

... very revolutionary because he related biology with math. As far as i know, this was the first attempt to relate them. :?: why the importance of Mendels discovery was not recognised until after his death. :!: Because Mandel was not a professional biologist but you know, he was a monk. And he ...

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by Tae Jun, Yoon
Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:38 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Mendel
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Views: 675

Mendel

why Mendel proposed the idea of separately inherited factors that we now call genes; why the importance of Mendels discovery was not recognised until after his death.

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by rebble91
Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:16 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Mendel
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Views: 675

Response

genotype is the actual 2 letters(HH, Hh, or hh) Because of mendels principles of independant assortment your can write genes together. The answer to your question would be the geneotype is CcTtSsWw. The phenotype or the actual physcial characteristic ...

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by blazerUAB
Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:02 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: genetics problem. please help ASAP!!!
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Views: 784

Answer 2

... the same chromosome? Why or why not? Answer: Not Necessarily . Read the Mendels Law of of Independendent Seggregation of gametes (or Independent Assortment). Accordingly, ...

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by cytochromeP
Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:44 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Genetic Variation
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