Multiple choice

The three important laws of heredity proposed by Mendel relate to

  1. linkage, segregation and independent assortment

  2. dominance, independence assortment and linkage

  3. segregation, independent assortment, and dominance and recessiveness

  4. segregation, linkage and mutation
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Explanation

Mendel's primary contributions to genetics are summarized in three laws: the Law of Dominance, the Law of Segregation, and the Law of Independent Assortment. While linkage and mutations are important genetic concepts, they were discovered and described by later scientists like Morgan and de Vries.

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