independent assortment
a Mendelian principle that states that genes representing contrasting pairs of traits are segregated to gametes independently of each other in meiosis ...
Independent Assortment of Chromosomes
Alleles for a particular phenotype determine what characteristic an organism will express, as with the following example where ...
Independent Assortment
Genes that are on different chromosomes assort independently. The following are four different metaphase I allignment patterns that are possible for a hypothetical species with a diploid chromosome number of 6.
independent assortment
the random arrangement and separation of chromosomes during meiosis, giving all possible combinations in equal frequency. This process explains the random distribution in the gametes of genes or homologous chromosomes.
Independent assortment During meiosis each of the two copies of a gene is distributed to the germ cells independently of the distribution of other genes.
See also: linkage
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law of independent assortment
Mendel's second law, stating that each allele pair segregates independently during gamete formation; applies when genes for two traits are located on different pairs of homologous chromosomes.
law of segregation ...
The law of independent assortment; unlinked or distantly linked segregating gene pairs assort independently at meiosis.
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The Law of Independent Assortment, also known as "Inheritance Law" or Mendel's Second Law, states that the inheritance pattern of one trait will not affect the inheritance pattern of another.
principle of independent assortment Mendel's second law; holds that during gamete formation, alleles in one gene pair segregate into gametes independently of the alleles of other gene pairs.
He found that the inheritance of one trait was independent of that of the other and so framed his second rule: the rule of independent assortment.
(But here he was lucky! Link to a discussion of the reason why.) ...
Mendel's law of independent assortment
Also known as Mendel's Second Law ...
From the results of the second experiment, Mendel formulated the Principle of Independent Assortment -- that when gametes are formed, alleles assort independently.
Genetics Basics
Mendel's Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Chromosomes and Gender ...
The question can be asked, is the sex ratio then just a non-adaptive consequence of the independent assortment of X and Y chromosomes in male sperm? Or, is the ratio adaptive and Mendelian assortment an adaptive trait that has evolved?
As a human geneticist, you know that one mechanism to insure genetic diversity is the independent assortment of alleles of different loci during gamete (egg and sperm) production, i.e. Mendel's Second Law of Genetics.
" Mendel may have tried some crosses where the genes were linked and, if so, his law of independent assortment would not have held. This could be why he stopped doing experiments and became the Abby of his monastery! ...
Linkage -- the greater association in inheritance of two or more nonallelic genes than is to be expected from independent assortment; genes are linked because they reside on the same chromosome.
 See also: Chromosome, Chromosomes, Meiosis, Genetics, Organ
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