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:

Mendel's principle of segregation states that during gamete formation, the two alleles (genes) for a trait separate, and each gamete (and thus offspring) receives one allele from each parent. "Inheritance" is a broad term, "genetics" is the study of genes/heredity, and "independent assortment" is about different traits' alleles assorting independently. So the correct principle matching the description is segregation.

Answer:

C. segregation (assuming the options are labeled A - D with A: inheritance, B: genetics, C: segregation, D: independent assortment)