Mendel's Theory of Independent Assortment States That

question 58

Multiple Choice

Mendel's theory of independent assortment states that

• A)one allele is always dominant to another.
• B)hereditary units from the male and female parents are blended in the offspring.
• C)the two hereditary units that influence a certain trait segregate during gamete formation.
• D)each hereditary unit is inherited separately from other hereditary units.
• E)all of these are true.

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