Posted: February 13th, 2017

Consider two traits for an organism, determined by two genes, each of which is governed by at least two alleles.

QUESTION 13 Consider two traits for an organism, determined by two genes, each of which is governed by at least two alleles. In the case of a dihybrid individual, the gametes formed will be of either the parental type or the recombinant type. Recombinant type gametes are formed because of A. incomplete dominance. B. the principle of dihybrids. C. heterozygosity. D. independent assortment. E. multiple alleles. QUESTION 14 At the end of metaphase I, _______________ separate. A. sister chromatids B. homologous chromosomes C. haploid chromatids D. centrioles E. germ cells QUESTION 15 Special cells found in the gonads that give rise to gametes upon division are called A. basal cells. B. germ cells. C. somatic cells. D. egg cells. E. stem cells. QUESTION 16 After the DNA is replicated, and it condenses in prophase, two identical rods of DNA are seen. These are A. spindle fibers. B. kinetochores. C. centromeres. D. chromatin. E. chromatids. QUESTION 17 The segregation principle states that in sexually reproducing diploid organisms the two copies of each gene A. will both wind up in either the sperm or egg. B. must always be the same allele. C. move together as a unit during meiosis. D. separate from each other during meiosis