AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mendel’s law of independent assortment states that the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Law of Independent Assortment states that during a dihybrid cross (crossing of two pairs of traits), an assortment of each pair of traits is independent of the other. In other words, during gamete formation, one pair of trait segregates from another pair of traits independently.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gregor Mendel’s law of independent assortment states that when genes are inherited, they are inherited independent of each other. Linked genes are exceptions to the law of independent assortment because two genes are located on the same chromosome, but this is generally mitigated when chromosomes cross over.

Detailed explanation-4: -The law of segregation is the second law of heredity. This law explains that the pair of alleles separates from each other during the cell division of meiosis (formation of gametes), so there is only one allele in each gamete. In a single-hybrid cross, both alleles are expressed in the F2 generation without mixing.

Detailed explanation-5: -Law of independent assortment: Genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes. Law of dominance: Some alleles are dominant while others are recessive; an organism with at least one dominant allele will display the effect of the dominant allele.