Question

Which statement describes Mendel’s hypotheses regarding gametes?

a. A gamete carries to genes for a trait.
b. A gamete carries one allele for a gene.
c. A gamete can carry multiple alleles for a trait.
d. Some gametes are dominant and some are recessive.

Answer 1

a gamete carries one allele for a gene.

Answer 2

Answer: B. A gamete carries one allele for a gene.

The above statement describes Mendel's hypothesis regarding gametes. The hypothesis is called as Law of segregation.

According to the Law of segregation-

During the process of gamete formation, the two alleles of each gene segregate from one another so that a gamete carries one allele for a gene.