For Mendel's Law of Segregation Requires That

question 37

Multiple Choice

For Mendel's law of segregation requires that  

• A) the genes for the traits he studied must be located on the same chromosome.
• B) two alleles at any locus are distributed into separate gametes during meiosis.
• C) genes are not transmitted independently of each other.
• D) chromosomes be duplicated by mitosis.
• E) only triploid organisms demonstrate inheritance patterns.

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Definitions:

Homeotic Genes

Genes that control the development of anatomical structures in organisms, determining the placement and spatial organization of body parts.

Segmentation Genes

Genes that play a crucial role in determining the segmented body plan of an organism during embryonic development.

Gap Genes

Genes involved in the early development of Drosophila embryos, segmenting the embryo into head, thorax, and abdomen regions; they help define the general regions of the body plan.

Pair-Rule Genes

Genes involved in the development of segmented animals, providing positional information during embryo segmentation.