Question

While conducting experiments on pea plants, Mendel observed that the combination of traits in the offspring did not match up with the parents. How did Mendel explain this?

A.) The Law of Segregation

B.) The Principle of Independent Assortment

C.) The Principle of Mitotic Division

D.) The Principle of Sex Linked Traits

Answer 1

Your answer is B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope that helps. :P

Answer 2

Answer: Correct answer B. The principle of independent assortment

Explanation: The Principle of Independent Assortment, refers to crosses refers to dihibited crosses carried out in peas by Mendel. This principle explains that genes will be segregated or separated independently in meiosis, resulting in different allelic combinations in gametes and also the different combinations of characteristics in the offspring. Keep in mind that this principle only applies to gene traits that are on different chromosomes (not linked).