What Does Mendel's Second Principle (Of Independent Assortment) State

question 36

Multiple Choice

What does Mendel's second principle (of independent assortment) state?

• A) Eggs and sperm are formed independently of one another.
• B) Transmission includes both blending and particulate inheritance.
• C) The inheritance of one trait does not affect the inheritance of another trait.
• D) Particles inherited from the mother are more likely to be transmitted to female offspring, and particles inherited from the father are more likely to be transmitted to male offspring.

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