law of independent assortment

law of in·de·pend·ent as·sort·ment

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law uhv, ov in-di-pen-duh nt uh-sawrt-muh nt]
- /lɔ ʌv, ɒv ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt əˈsɔrt mənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law uhv, ov in-di-pen-duh nt uh-sawrt-muh nt]
- /lɔ ʌv, ɒv ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt əˈsɔrt mənt/

Definitions of law of independent assortment words

noun law of independent assortment the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together. 1
noun law of independent assortment one of the principles of heredity proposed by Gregor Mendel (1822–84), the Austrian monk and botanist. It states that the separation of each pair of units in the reproductive cells during meiosis is not influenced by that of any other pair 0

before 1940

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First recorded in 1940-45

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