According to the Law of Segregation, in an Organism with the Genotype

question 17

Multiple Choice

According to the law of segregation, in an organism with the genotype Aa

• A) one-half of the gametes get the A allele and one-half get the a allele.
• B) three-quarters of the gametes get the A allele and one-quarter get the a allele.
• C) one-quarter of the gametes get the A allele and three-quarters get the a allele.
• D) all of the gametes get the a allele.
• E) all of the gametes get the A allele.

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