Chapter 10: ActivitiesActivity 10.2 The Principle of Independent Assortment |
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When Gregor Mendel crossed his pea
plants, he didn’t know the structure of genes or that they were located on chromosomes.
Yet he had the insight to propose the principle of independent assortment, which we now
know has its basis in the chromosome movements of meiosis. This principle states that
each pair of alleles segregates independently of other pairs during gamete formation, and
it holds true for genes that are on nonhomologous chromosomes. In this activity, you’ll
see the principle of independent assortment as illustrated in a genetic cross and in the
process of meiosis.
Independent
Assortment: A Cross Chapter 10, Section 10.2, Mendel’s Experiments with Two Traits |