Question

question 5 of 10
which statement best describes how the law of independent assortment is involved in inheritance?
a. gamete formation always leads to the formation of one dominant allele and one recessive allele.
b. the alleles for different genes are sorted separately during gamete formation.
c. the formation of gametes occurs only when a parent has two of the same allele.
d. two alleles separate during gamete formation, and only one is passed to an offspring.

Explanation:

The law of independent assortment states that alleles of different genes assort independently during gamete formation. Option B aligns with this principle. Option A is incorrect as gametes can have various combinations of alleles (not always one dominant and one recessive). Option C is wrong because gametes form regardless of whether a parent has two of the same allele (homozygous) or different alleles (heterozygous). Option D describes the law of segregation (not independent assortment) which is about a single gene's alleles separating during gamete formation.

Answer:

B. The alleles for different genes are sorted separately during gamete formation.