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. In other words, the allele a gamete receives for one gene does not influence the allele received for another gene.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is the basis of Mendel’s First Law, also called The Law of Equal Segregation, which states: during gamete formation, the two alleles at a gene locus segregate from each other; each gamete has an equal probability of containing either allele.

Detailed explanation-3: -The law of segregation states that each individual that is a diploid has a pair of alleles (copy) for a particular trait. Each parent passes an allele at random to their offspring resulting in a diploid organism. The allele that contains the dominant trait determines the phenotype of the offspring.

Detailed explanation-4: -The law of segregation is also called the law of purity of gametes. According to this law, the two alleles of a gene separate during formation of gametes. They do not blend but segregate or separate into different gametes. Hence each gamete is “pure” and possesses only one allele of a gene.

Detailed explanation-5: -The law of segregation states that every individual possesses two alleles and only one allele is passed on to the offspring. The law of independent assortment states that the inheritance of one pair of genes is independent of inheritance of another pair.