Question

explain how corn can be used as an example of mendels law of independent assortment.

Explanation:

Mendel's law of independent assortment: alleles of different genes assort independently. Corn has multiple traits (kernel color, shape) controlled by different genes. Crosses show inheritance of one trait doesn't influence another. Genes assort independently.

Answer:

Mendel's law of independent assortment states that alleles of different genes assort independently during gamete formation. Corn can be used as an example because it has multiple traits (such as kernel color and shape) that are controlled by different genes. When corn plants with different combinations of these traits are crossed, the inheritance of one trait (e.g., kernel color) does not influence the inheritance of another trait (e.g., kernel shape). This shows that the genes for these traits assort independently, as predicted by Mendel's law.