Which of the Following Is True According to Mendel's Law

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true according to Mendel's law of segregation?

• A) Each individual contains two alleles for each trait.
• B) Fertilization restores the presence of two alleles.
• C) Alleles separate from each other during gamete formation.
• D) Each gamete contains one copy of each allele.
• E) All of the answer choices are true about Mendel's law of segregation.

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Definitions:

Reproductive Age

The period in an organism's life during which it is biologically capable of producing offspring.

Offspring

The biological children or young produced by a pair or a group of parents.

Deleterious Allele

A version of a gene that, due to mutation, can result in a lower chance of survival or reproduction for an organism that carries it.

Mutation-Selection Balance

An equilibrium state between the introduction of new genetic mutations and the removal of maladaptive ones by natural selection.