Question

Which statement correctly describes the mechanism of inheritance?

Answer 1

• The statement that alleles on homologous chromosomes determine traits, correctly describes the mechanism of inheritance.

• Homologous chromosomes are defined as a pair of chromosomes which have the genes arranged on them in the same order however the alleles may be different.

• The chromosome pair of homologous chromosomes is formed because a diploid organism has one paternal and one maternal chromosome, and when these 2 chromosomes pair together we get a homoglous chromosmes.

• The variants of a particular gene present on the chromosome are known as alleles.

• The combination of the alleles transferred from the parents to the offspring is responsible for the inheritance of traits.

Answer 2

Alleles on homologous chromosomes determine traits.