Which of the following statements about independent assortment or segregation is correct?
A) The law of independent assortment describes the behaviour of two or more genes relative to one another.
B) The law of segregation describes the behaviour of two or more genes relative to one another.
C) The law of independent assortment is accounted for by observations of prophase I of meiosis.
D) The law of segregation is accounted for by anaphase of mitosis.

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The law of independent assortment describes how different genes for different traits separate independently during gamete formation. It applies when two or more genes are located on different chromosomes or when they are far apart on the same chromosome.

Option B is incorrect because the law of segregation describes the separation of two alleles of a gene during gamete formation.

Option C is partially correct as the observations of prophase I of meiosis explain crossing-over and reassortment of genetic material.

Option D is incorrect because the law of segregation is accounted for during anaphase I of meiosis, not mitosis.

Which of the Following Statements About Independent Assortment or Segregation