Answer: Genes on different chromosomes sort independently into gametes.
- A Alleles of the same gene fail to separate during meiosis
- B Genes on different chromosomes sort independently into gametes
- C All linked genes are always inherited together as one unit
- D Dominant alleles permanently mask recessive ones in offspring
Correct answer: B. Genes on different chromosomes sort independently into gametes
Explanation: Independent Assortment (Mendel): alleles of different genes located on different chromosomes segregate independently during gamete formation.
Punnett square for a monohybrid cross between two heterozygous (Tt) parents, showing the 3:1 phenotypic ratio predicted by Mendel's Law of Segregation.
Concept context
Mendel's laws, inheritance patterns, DNA structure, and molecular biology. Core of NEET biology.
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