When Considering Non-Related Traits, the Fact That They May Be

question 102

Multiple Choice

When considering non-related traits, the fact that they may be inherited individually without any effect on one another is known as

• A) segregation.
• B) independent assortment.
• C) synapsis.
• D) independent segregation.
• E) non-disjunction.

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Definitions:

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