II Law of Genetics
II Law of Genetics
II Law of Genetics
Mendel argued that the pair of factors for roundness must be behaving
independently of the pair of factors for yellow colour of seeds. In other words,
one factor for a character must be passing independently of a factor for
another character.
Thus in the F1 hybrids, R and r pass into different gametes. Similar probabilities
exist for Y and y gametes.
It follows that the probability that R and Y should go to the same gamete is
one-fourth, as also of R and y, r and Y, and r and y. Therefore, gametes
containing factors RY, Ry, rY and ry should form in equal proportions.
So when the F1 was selfed both parents produced four types of gametes,
during the time of fertilization all gametes have eaqula chances of fertilizing
with all four types of gametes and as result two new combination of offspring
were produced.
He verified the result by test cross by crossing F1 hybrid with double recessive
parent (rryy) and got the following result confirming the formation of four types
of games
RrYY X rrYy
Rryy X RrYY
RRYy X rrYY
RrYY X Rryy
Multiple allele
M is a multiple allelic gene, having four allele (M, M1,
M2 & M3). How many alleles would be present in an
individual with heterozygous genotype?
How many alleles would be present in an individual with
homozygous genotype?
C+C+, C+cch,
C+ch, C+c
cchcch, cchch,
cchc
c hc h, c hc
cc