Question

mendels law of ______, states that genes do not influence each other with regard to the sorting of alleles into gametes, and every possible combination of alleles for every gene is equally likely to occur.

○ phenotypes

○ segregation

○ dominance

○ independent assortment

Explanation:

• Phenotypes are observable traits, not a Mendelian law matching the description.
• The law of segregation states that allele pairs separate during gamete formation, not about independent gene sorting.
• The law of dominance explains that dominant alleles mask recessive ones, which is unrelated to allele sorting combinations.
• The law of independent assortment specifically describes that different genes' alleles sort independently into gametes, with all allele combinations equally probable, matching the given definition.

Answer:

D. independent assortment