Question

enotype is uppercase O, lowercase o, uppercase W, lowercase w. Gametes are uppercase O, uppercase W; uppercase O, lowercase w; lowercase o, uppercase W; and lowercase o, lowercase w. The observed distribution of alleles into gametes is an illustration of _____. The phenotype is black eyes and green skin. The genotype is uppercase O, lowercase o, uppercase W, lowercase w. Gametes are uppercase O, uppercase W; uppercase O, lowercase w; lowercase o, uppercase W; and lowercase o, lowercase w. Mendel's law of segregation only Thienemann's rule Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment Eimer's principle Mendel's law of independent assortment only

Answer 1

The observed distribution of alleles into gametes is an illustration of Mendel’s law of segregation and independent assortment.

Mendel's law of independent assortment - the alleles a gamete receives get sorted into gametes independently of one another (one gene does not influence the allele received for another gene).

Mendel’s law of segregation -  each gamete receives one gene copy selected randomly.  

Answer 2

Answer:

Mendel's law of segregation and independent assortment

Explanation:

Gregor Mendel, in 1860's, was attributed for discovering the principles that govern heredity. One of the principles called Law of Segregation, states that allele pairs (from each parent) separate during gamete formation (meiosis) I.e. each allele separate individually into each gamete. When the two alleles of a pair are different (heterozygous), they separate into each gamete in an equal frequency.

In this case, the two different genes O and W have the alleles O, o for the first gene and alleles W, w for the second gene. In a heterozygous organism OoWw, the alleles of the two genes get separated randomy into each gamete according to Mendel's law of segregation.

The gametes will contain the following: OW, Ow, oW, ow

Mendel's law of segregation is closely related and foundational to his law of independent assortment, which states that alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another i.e. the allele a gamete receives for one gene does not influence the allele received for another gene.

For the two different genes O and W involved in this question, alleles O and o get sorted into gametes independently of alleles W and w.