Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment explains that genes on different chromosomes sort independently of each other. True or False?

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The question is asking whether Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment, which states that genes on different chromosomes sort independently of one another, is true or false.

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Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment explains that alleles of different genes are sorted into gametes independently. This means that the inheritance of an allele for one trait does not affect the inheritance of an allele for another trait.

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A common mistake is confusing the independence of genes on different chromosomes with those on the same chromosome. Linked genes, which are close together on the same chromosome, do not assort independently.

Sources

• The law of independent assortment - khanacademy.org
• Principle of Independent Assortment - Nature - nature.com
• 1.6: The law of independent assortment - Biology LibreTexts - bio.libretexts.org