Question

a seed has alleles for color (yellow or green) and shape (round or wrinkled). how did mendel’s law of independent assortment describe how these traits were passed from parents to offspring. check all that apply. each trait is passed independently of the other. alleles are combined before they are passed to offspring. done

Explanation:

Mendel's law of independent assortment states that the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another. For the seed traits (color and shape), this means each trait (allele for color, allele for shape) is passed to offspring independently of the other trait. The second option is incorrect because alleles assort independently, not combine before passing—gametes receive one allele for each gene independently. So the correct option is the first one.

Answer:

$\square$ Each trait is passed independently of the other. (checked), $\square$ Alleles are combined before they are passed to offspring. (uncheck)
Correct option to check: Each trait is passed independently of the other.