Question

List the three similarities between the behaviour of genes (Mendel’s factors) during inheritance and of chromosomes during cell division.

Answer 1

The three similarities between the behaviour of genes (Mendel’s factors) during inheritance and of chromosomes during cell division are:

1. Chromosomes occur in pairs like the alleles of a Mendelian factor (gene).
2. The homologous chromosomes segregate during meiosis just like the pair of similar or dissimilar alleles of a Mendelian factor segregate at the time of gamete formation.
3. Different chromosomes orient and separate independently during meiosis, similar to the independent assortment of Mendelian factors.