Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

Monohybrid Cross

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2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

Monohybrid Cross

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly describes a monohybrid cross?

It is a genetic cross involving one pair of contrasting traits.

It always produces offspring with identical genotypes.

It is a cross between individuals differing in two traits.

It involves only homozygous parents.

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Step 1: Understand the definition of a monohybrid cross. A monohybrid cross involves the study of inheritance of a single trait, where the parents differ in one pair of contrasting alleles.

Step 2: Identify the key characteristic of a monohybrid cross: it involves one gene with two different alleles, such as tall (T) vs. short (t) in pea plants.

Step 3: Recognize that a monohybrid cross does not necessarily produce offspring with identical genotypes; instead, it often results in a predictable ratio of genotypes and phenotypes according to Mendelian inheritance.

Step 4: Note that a cross involving two traits is called a dihybrid cross, so a monohybrid cross cannot be between individuals differing in two traits.

Step 5: Understand that parents in a monohybrid cross can be homozygous or heterozygous for the trait; the cross is not limited to homozygous parents only.