Question

question 8
1 pts
being able to use a punnett square to track the pattern of inheritance in a two - characteristic cross (for example, pea seed color and seed shape) demonstrates mendels idea of
blending inheritance.
allele segregation.
environmental influences on genes.
independent assortment.

Explanation:

Mendel's law of independent assortment states that alleles of different genes assort independently during gamete formation. A Punnett square for a two - characteristic cross (dihybrid cross) shows how different gene pairs (e.g., seed color and seed shape) can combine independently. Blending inheritance is an incorrect pre - Mendelian idea. Allele segregation (Mendel's first law) is about a single gene's alleles. Environmental influences on genes are not related to the basic principle of using a Punnett square for a two - characteristic cross.

Answer:

independent assortment.