An exception to Mendel's law is:
Correct answer: A. Linkage
- A. Linkage
- B. Dominance
- C. Purity of gametes
- D. Independent assortment
Explanation
Gregor Mendel, through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance. Mendel's laws of heredity are usually stated as the law of dominance, the law of segregation, and the law of independent assortment.Diagram:
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Mendel's laws explain segregation, independent assortment and the prediction of genetic ratios using alleles, genotypes and phenotypes. The chapter also covers linked genes, recombination and crossing over during meiosis, then applies pedigree reasoning to X-linked recessive traits, which show different inheritance patterns in males and females.
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