Question

a cat is heterozygous for the short - hair trait, which is dominant over the long - hair trait. which statement describes the movement of the cats alleles during meiosis, according to the law of segregation?

a. one allele for short hair moves into each gamete.

b. an allele for short hair and an allele for long hair together move into each gamete.

c. an allele for short hair moves into one gamete, and an allele for long hair moves into the other gamete.

d. one allele for long hair moves into each gamete.

Explanation:

According to Mendel's law of segregation, during meiosis, the two alleles of a gene separate from each other. A heterozygous cat for short - hair (let's assume the allele for short hair is \(S\) and for long hair is \(s\), so its genotype is \(Ss\)). Each gamete will receive only one allele.

Answer:

C. An allele for short hair moves into one gamete, and an allele for long hair moves into the other gamete.