MENDELIAN

GENETICS
Dihybrid
 GENETIC INHERITANCE
terminologies

MENDELIAN GENETICS
Mendels experiment

monohybrid dihybrid
TO THE STUDENTS
Explain the Mendels experiment on
dihybrid cross.
Explain dihybrid cross.
State Mendels second law/law of
independent assortment
Calculate genotypic and phenotypic ratios
(9:3:3:1) up to F2 generation using
Punnett-square method.
 DIhybrid cross

the inheritance of 2 characteristics,

each controlled by a different gene at
a different locus

2 Characteristics Seed color and seed shape

Gene for seed color
Gene
Gene for seed shape

Allele Allele for yellow (Y) and for green (y)

Allele for round (R) and for wrinkled (r)
 DIhybrid cross

True bred

F1

Self cross Test cross

F2 F2

Phenotype ratio= 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 Phenotype ratio= 1 : 1 : 1 : 1

 Allele for yellow (Y), for green (y)
Allele for round (R),for wrinkled (r)

P: YYRR x yyrr

G: YR YR yr yr

F1: YyRr YyRr YyRr YyRr

See..all are yellow and

round seed!!!
 F1xF1: YyRr X YyRr

Ok..now I G: YR Yr yR yr YR Yr yR yr
want to do
self cross
for the F1 F2:
Do the
PUNNET SQUARE
 male YR Yr yR yr
female

YYRR YYRr YyRR YyRr

YR

Yr YYRr YYrr YyRr Yyrr

YyRR YyRr yyRR yyRr

yR

yr YyRr Yyrr yyRr yyrr

Yellow Yellow Green Green

F2:
round wrinkled round wrinkled
9 : 3 : 3 : 1
 Ok..now I
want to do
test cross
for the F1
Test cross in dihybrid
Crossed F1 dihybrid with homozygous
recessive
- Result : phenotypic ratio 1:1:1:1
 Law of Independent
Assortment
(Mendels second law)

Each pair of the alleles

segregates (seperate)
independently of other
pairs of alleles during
gamete formation
LAW OF INDEPENDENT ASSORTMENT vs. MEIOSIS