Which of the Following Statements About Independent Assortment or Segregation

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about independent assortment or segregation is correct?

• A) The law of independent assortment describes the behaviour of two or more genes relative to one another.
• B) The law of segregation describes the behaviour of two or more genes relative to one another.
• C) The law of independent assortment is accounted for by observations of prophase I of meiosis.
• D) The law of segregation is accounted for by anaphase of mitosis.

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