Question

Research since Mendel's time has established that the law of segregation of genes during gamete formation Research since Mendel's time has established that the law of segregation of genes during gamete formation applies to all sexually reproducing organisms. applies to all asexually reproducing organisms. applies to all forms of life.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: applies to all sexually reproducing organisms.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mendel's laws of segregation are a group of basic rules that explain how gene transmission (inheritance) occurs from parents to children in every species that reproduces sexually and constitute the foundation of Genetics.

Diploid species, such as rats or humans, for example, possess two sets of chromosomes, one that comes from our mother and one that comes from our father. To make the perpetuation of species possible, diploid individuals produce, through a process called Meiosis, sex cells called gametes - which contain only one set of chromosomes (each chromosome will have only one copy of each gene) that will add up to another set of chromosomes when they encounter another gamete from the opposite sex.

Each chromosome will have specific genes, and these genes can manifest in different variations that are called alleles. Depending on the alleles present in the chromosomes that we inherited from our mother and father, the gene will express itself in one way or another. This is thanks to the law of segregation that states that each gamete randomly receives one allele for each gene.

Individuals that reproduce asexually do not produce gametes; their progeny is identical to themselves, This is why Mendel's laws of segregation only apply to species that reproduce sexually and not all living organisms.

Answer 2

applies to all sexually reproducing organisms.

Step-by-step explanation:

The law of segregation of genes applies to all sexually reproducing organisms because segregation occurs in the gametes. The Mendelian trait alleles may be dominant or recessive and they will passed down from parent to child. In plants, for example, the color trait of the flower will depend on the type of allele inherited by the offspring. Each parent plant transfers one of the alleles to their offspring and the dominant allele shows itself in the appearance.