Question

Inheritance of two trials is independent of each other

Answer 1

Gregor Mendel's law of independentassortment states that when genes are inherited, they are inherited independent of each other. Linked genes are exceptions to the law ofindependent assortment because twogenes are located on the same chromosome, but this is generally mitigated when chromosomes cross over.

Answer 2

Inheritance is the process by which characters are passed on from parent to progeny; it is the basis of heredity. Variation is the degree by which progeny differ from their parents.

It was only during the mid-nineteenth century that a major headway was made in the understanding of inheritance.