[Campbell Biology P.324] What is the law of independent assortment? | Practice Question

What is the law of independent assortment?

  • A: Two or more genes assort independently during gamete formation.
  • B: The two alleles for a single gene separate during gamete formation.
  • C: A dominant allele masks the effect of a recessive allele.
  • D: Genes located on the same chromosome are always inherited together.

Explanation

The text defines the law of independent assortment as the principle that 'two or more genes assort independently—that is, each pair of alleles segregates independently of any other pair of alleles—during gamete formation.' This law applies to genes on different, nonhomologous chromosomes.