A homozygous tall plant (T) bearing red colored (R) flowers is crossed with a homozygous dwarf (t) plant bearing white (r) flowers.
State the Mendel's law of Independent Assortment.
Mention the phenotypes of the offspring obtained in F₂ generation.

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Law of independent assortment:
It states that when the inheritance of two pairs of contrasting traits is considered, both the traits segregate and the inheritance of one pair of traits is independent of the inheritance of the other pair of traits.
Phenotypes of the offspring obtained in F₂ generation.
Tall plants with red flowers.
Tall plants with white flowers.
Dwarf plants with red flowers.
Dwarf plants with white flowers.

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