Question

Explain how corn can be used as an example of Mendel's law of independent assortment.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mendel's law of independent assortment states that the genes are separated and inherited independently of each other into the gametes.

The corn can be used to study the law if independent assortment as each kernel of the corn is its fruit. Thus, it is a result of sexual reproduction.

Single corn may contain 800-1000 kernels which may have different shape, texture, structure et cetera as result of independent assortment, that is, each kernel receives alleles of genes independent of each other.

For example, a gene responsible for the texture of kernel would be inherited independently of the gene responsible for the color of the kernel.

Answer 2

this is a great example how brothers and sisters don't look exactly like you. each pair show dominance or segregation independently. when chromosomes make pairs or tetraploid, they arrange in variety of ways. one child would have mom*s eye color and mom*s hair color, while other child*s chromosomes arrange in a way the he has mom*s eye color and dad*s hair color. they arrange in many different ways, that*s why you call that they segregates independently from each other.