. The idea that different pairs of alleles are passed to offspring independently is Mendel's principle of:
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A. independent assortment
b) hybridization
c) segregation
Answer:
The idea that different pairs of alleles are passed to offspring independently is Mendel's principle of Independent Assortment
Explanation:
According to the Principle of Independent Assortment, as reproductive cells mature, various genes separately segregate from one another. Gregor Mendel made the initial discovery of an independent assortment of genes and the qualities they influence in 1865 while doing genetic research on pea plants. This is how his independent assortment principle is defined. Or, to put it another way, genes for one trait assort independently of genes for other traits. This opens the door to new gene combinations that neither parent possessed.
Mendel was conducting dihybrid crosses, which are unions of organisms with two traits that are different. As a result of his crossings, he found that the trait combinations in the offspring did not necessarily correspond to those in the parent's organisms. He developed the Principle of Independent Assortment using the data he collected.