negative heterosis value means?

Q: Why does independent assortment promote genetic variation?

A: Independent assortment is a process that occurs during inheritance. Inheritance is the process of…

Q: What is genetypic and phenotypic ration?

A: SOME BASIC INFORMATION BUSED IN GENETICS :-  HETEROZYGOUS - Every gene has two characters one being…

Q: How to detect a loss of heterozygosity?

A: Step 1 The loss of heterozygosity (LOH) can also be a cross chromosome phenomenon. The loss of…

Q: How are the principles of segregation and independent assortment related, and how are they…

A: Mendel formulated the principles of genetics that experimented with the pea plants by crossing…

Q: What does the law of independent assortment state

A: Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics. The experiments done by this monk are still useful…

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of law of segregation?

A: Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the study of genes, their inheritance patterns,…

Q: How many phenotypes are possible?

A: All cellular systems are controlled by proteins. Proteins are synthesized by the cell by a process…

Q: Why is it impossible to cross a green and an albino plant?

A: Albinism is a result of genetic aberration that causes lack of pigments. In animals due to albinism,…

Q: How many molecules of DNA are in Mendels Sweet pea plants?

A: Gregor Johann Mendel was a scientist who conducted many experiments on the pea plant between 1856…

Q: What is genetic mosaicism and how does it arise?

A: The non-disjunction of chromosomes during meiosis and mitosis results in cells having different…

Q: How do the terms gene and allele, as used here, relate to the concepts of locus and gene pair?

A: Reproduction is one of the most important and basic attributes for all individuals living on the…

Q: What is a gene with only one common, wild-type allele?

A: The coding region of the gene is known as allele. Wild-type alleles are the original form of the…

Q: What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous alleles?

A: The homozygous and heterozygous genotype is essential for determining the characteristics whether it…

Q: Explain the heterozygote advantage ?

A: The gene is the functional unit of DNA. It can be expressed in form of alleles. The organisms with…

Q: What are Neomorphic alleles?

A: The neomorphic mutation is a type of mutation in which the altered gene product possesses a novel…

Q: What do we uderstand by 'breed'?

A: The term 'Biology" can be split as "Bio", which means "Life" and "logy" meaning "Study of life".…

Q: What is heterothallism?

A: The reproduction can be defined as the process through which the living organisms produce new…

Q: How do examples of pleiotropy and epistasis differ in terms of the minimum number of loci required?

A: Various genes can interact with each other and differ from the normal Mendelian behavior. Pleiotropy…

Q: What are multiples allels?

A: Gregor Mendel knew how to keep things basic. In Mendel's work on pea plants, every gene came in only…

Q: What is pleiotropy?

A: Pleiotropy refers to the expression of multiple traits by a single gene. These expressed traits may…

Q: Which of the peas traits, yellow or green is dominant?

A: Dominant trait is encoded by the presence of atleast one dominant allele in the genotype.  Recessive…

Q: What does compound heterozygous mean and explain What causes heterozygous?

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Q: What are trans-heterozygotes? Explain with examples

A: Heterozygote is a cell, which possess two different alleles for a specific gene in diploid organism.

Q: What are the laws of segregation and independent assortment

A: Gregor Johann Mendel is considered the father of genetics for his work on the laws of inheritance.…

Q: What is a pedigree?

A: An organism is a living thing. It has an organized structure, and it can grow, react to stimuli,…

Q: What does genetic heterogeneity mean?

A: The genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the study of genes, genetic variation and…

Q: what is a test cross？Is AA x aa，Aa x aa， Aa x AA ， Aa x Aa all considered as a test cross？

A: A gene is present in different forms that are expressed in a phenotype; allele is a one of the…

Q: What is mosaicism and how does it occur?

A: The process of Mosaicism can be understood on the basis of the presence of  2 or more genetically…

Q: What are Wild type allele and Mutant allele?

A: Alleles occur on the same locus in the homologous chromosomes of an individual and they are…

Q: What are law of independent assortment?

A: Gregor Johann Mendel is the Father of Genetics. He is known for his work on pea plants and his…

Q: What are Antimorphic alleles?

A: Alleles are the variant forms of gene. Genes carry coded genetic information in the form of specific…

Q: According to the Hardy Weinburg equation, which variable would represent the heterozygous…

A: Hardy- Weinberg equation is used to calculate genetic variation of a population at equilibrium. The…

Q: What is the principle of independent assortment? How is it related to the principle of segregation?

A: Gregor Johann Mendel discovered fundamental laws of inheritance through his work on the pea plants.…

Q: What is a gene with more than 2 alleles?

A: Genetics is a branch of science that deals with the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation…

Q: What is Comorbidity ?

A: A disease is a disorder that affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is…

Q: Which are two types of yellow peas?

A: Yellow and green split peas have a comparative healthful substance and cooking time, yet yellow peas…

Q: What are Hypermorphic alleles?

A: Alleles are the variant forms of gene. Genes carry coded genetic information in the form of specific…

Q: How many genes an Apple and tomato have ?

A: The study of genomes' organization, functioning, development, sequencing, and alteration is the…

Q: What is cross-breeding of plants?

A: Animals and plants reproduce by mating and producing offspring.Plant breeding is the process of…

Q: For two genes that show independent assortment, what is the frequency ofrecombination?

A: Gene is the working part of hereditary material. The study of genes is genetics. Gregor Mendel is…

Q: Which is an example of pleiotropy?

A: The genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the study of genes, genetic variation and…

Q: he term allele mean?

A: Gene can be defined as the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.

Q: What are some examples of Nondisjunction?

A: Non-disjunction refers to failure of the two members of a chromosome pair to segregate from one…

Q: What is the physical change of one allele in a heterozygote into the other?

A: Mendel suggested that "heritable components" named genes were defined by traits. In various…

Q: What are allele-specific oligonucleotides,?

A: The blotting technique is the process of transferring the DNA, RNA or proteins present in the…

Q: What is a cross between single trait hybrids?

A: Monohybrid cross involves crossing of parents with contrasting characters for single trait. Mendel…