law of independent assortment
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Origin of law of independent assortment
First recorded in 1940–45
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Finally there is the law of independent assortment, which found that genes with different traits can segregate from each other independently while gametes are being formed.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023
Although chromosomes sort independently into gametes during meiosis, Mendel’s law of independent assortment refers to genes, not chromosomes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Although chromosomes sort independently into gametes during meiosis, Mendel’s law of independent assortment refers to genes, not chromosomes, and a single chromosome may carry more than 1,000 genes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The physical basis for the law of independent assortment also lies in meiosis I, in which the different homologous pairs line up in random orientations.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The second law of Mendel may be called the law of independent assortment of different character pairs.
From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Thomas Hunt Morgan
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