law of independent assortment

• Principe fondamental de la génétique selon lequel les allèles de différents gènes se répartissent indépendamment les uns des autres lors de la formation des gamètes, de sorte que l'hérédité d'un caractère n'influence pas celle d'un autre.

A fundamental principle in genetics stating that alleles for different traits are distributed independently of one another during the formation of gametes, meaning the inheritance of one trait does not affect the inheritance of another.

1. Mendelian genetics principleC2formal

   A fundamental principle of genetics stating that alleles of different genes segregate independently of one another during the formation of gametes.

   Loi de la distribution indépendante

   • Mendel's law of independent assortment explains why pea plants can have yellow round or green wrinkled seeds.
   • The law of independent assortment applies only to genes located on different chromosomes.
   • When studying dihybrid crosses, the law of independent assortment predicts a 9:3:3:1 phenotypic ratio.