independent assortment
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Origin of independent assortment
First recorded in 1945–50
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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, and a single chromosome may carry more than 1,000 genes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
This results in offspring ratios that violate Mendel’s law of independent assortment.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
If the genes are unlinked, the individual should produce AB, Ab, aB, and ab gametes with equal frequencies, according to the Mendelian concept of independent assortment.
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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