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Lesson Outline Objectives: Introduction Soybean Experiment and Working Hypothesis Testing the Hypothesis Lack of Dominance Phenotype, Genotype and Environment Data from the Fall Semester Class Mendel’s Dihybrid Cross Experiments Selfing the F2s to produce F3s The Spring Semester Class Conclusions

The Dihybrid Cross and Independent Assortment Rate Me 1 2 3 4 5 Objectives: Don Lee Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Lesson Navigation Tips: - Click on ’Animations’ button found to the left in order to view the animation which supplements this lesson. You can also click on the animation icon within the text. - Click once on figures to see enlarged versions. - Click once on words in color to bring up their definitions. 1) Compare the principle of segregation to the principle of independent assortment. 2) Use the principles of segregation and independent assortment to explain the results observed in genetic data sets. 3) Recognize that environment and genetics play a role in the expression of phenotype. 4) Contrast complete dominance with a lack of dominance. 5) Make predictions in dihybrid crosses using simple Punnet squares and the principles of independent assortment. Development of this lesson was supported in part by Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service, U.S. Dept of Agriculture under Agreement Number 98-EATP-1-0403 administered by Cornell University and the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC). Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Comments Be the first to write a comment... Add Comment

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