Laws of Mendel

Q.

Law of segregation is also called as

1. law of unit characters

2. law of purity of gametes

3. law of dominance

4. law of independent assortment

Q.

Give reasons for the appearance of new combinations of characters in F2 progeny.

Q.

Why did Mendel choose peas for his experiments?

1. Pea plants produce more variations

2. Pea plants have more contrasting characters

3. Pea plants can be grown easily and pollinated easily

4. All of the above

Q.

Considering tallness and dwarfness, tallness is more widespread among pea plants because

1. Tallness is determined by one gene having many effects

2. Tallness is determined by many genes having multiple effects

3. Tallness is dominant over dwarfness

4. None of these

Q. Which one of the following was not the outcome of Mendel’s experiments?

1. Dominant trait
2. Factors reside in chromosomes
3. Segregation of factors
4. Independent assortment

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Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments? [3 MARKS]

Q.

Law of segregation is also called as

1. law of dominance

2. law of independent assortment

3. law of unit characters

4. law of purity of gametes