BIOL 1201 Lecture : Bio 1201 Lecture Notes
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Mendel"s first law: the two members of a gene pair separate from each other into the gametes, each gamete carries one of the alleles, mendelian segregation occurs in anaphase i of meiosis. Individual with the a dominant trait may be homozygous or heterozygous. Individuals displaying a recessive trait must be homozygous for the recessive allele. Test cross: how do you determine of the individual is homozygous or heterozygous, phenotype is p, genotype is p, could be pp pp, cross the individual with an unknown genotype with a homozygous recessive individual; If the individual with the unknown genotype is homozygous dominant then the offspring will display the dominant trait. If the individual with the unknown genotype is heterozygous then half would have the dominant trait and the other half will have the recessive trait: phenotype is relative to a dominant or recessive trait. If the unknown is homozygous then the phenotypes will be all dominant.