Question

A student views a diagram of two pairs of chromosomes.
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The student records this information.
AB, Ab, aB, ab

Which question is the student most likely investigating?

A.
What are the possible combinations of alleles that can be created through linkage?

B.
What are the possible combinations of alleles that can be created through segregation?

C.
What are the possible combinations of alleles that can be created through non-disjunction?

D.
What are the possible combinations of alleles that can be created through independent assortment?

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
The student recorded the combinations of alleles as AB, Ab, aB, and ab, which indicates they are looking at the combinations that can result from different gamete formations from two pairs of alleles.

These combinations are a result of independent assortment, which describes how alleles segregate independently of one another during meiosis, leading to various combinations in gametes.

Therefore, the question the student is most likely investigating is:

**D. What are the possible combinations of alleles that can be created through independent assortment?**

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