Laws of Inheritance Answers

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Each kernel of corn on a single ear can inherit a different set of alleles from those inherited by other kernels. This characteristic makes corn a useful example of which law or principle?

A
principle of dominance
B
law of independent assortment
C
law of segregation
D
law of genetics
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Which type of scientific statement is defined as a statement of fact that is generally accepted to be true and universal because it has always been observed to be true?

A
theory
B
probability
C
law
D
hypothesis
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What does the notation Rr mean to geneticists?

A
heterozygous alleles
B
homozygous alleles
C
dominant alleles
D
recessive alleles
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When Mendel crossed purebred purple flowering plants (PP) with purebred white flowering plants (pp), what were the flower colors of the resulting offspring?

A
25 percent white and 75 percent purple
B
50 percent white and 50 percent purple
C
100 percent purple
D
100 percent white
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Which of Mendel's laws or principles states that gametes carry one allele for each trait?

A
principle of dominance
B
law of independent assortment
C
law of segregation
D
law of genetics

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