NEET Biology question

Biology Principles of Inheritance and Variation NEET

"When two pairs of traits are combined in a hybrid, segregation of one pair of characters is independent of the other pair of characters." This statement explains which of Mendel's laws/principles?

(A)Principle of paired factors
(B)Principle of dominance
(C)Law of segregation
(D)Law of independent assortmentCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

This statement describes exactly the law of independent assortment: when two (or more) trait pairs are considered together (a dihybrid cross), each gene pair segregates into gametes independently of the other gene pair, producing both parental

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