Question

the principle of mendelian inheritance in which an individual gets one gene for each trait from each parent is the principle of

○ inheritance.

○ genetics.

○ segregation.

○ independent assortment.

Explanation:

The principle of segregation (Mendel's first law) states that during gamete formation, the two alleles of a gene segregate so that each gamete (and thus each offspring) receives one allele for each trait from each parent. "Inheritance" is a broad term, "genetics" is the study of genes/heredity, and "independent assortment" (Mendel's second law) deals with the independent segregation of different gene pairs. So the correct principle here is segregation.

Answer:

C. segregation.