Multiple choice

Genes for different traits are passed on to the offspring independently. This statement is known as

  1. law of dominance

  2. inheritance

  3. natural selection

  4. independent assortment

  5. genetics
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Explanation

This is a definition of principle of independent assortment. The genes that determine a trait assort independently of the genes for other traits. That is how new combinations of genes are possible.

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