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Phenotype and Genotype

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If two pairs of characters are crossed in pea plants, then they show an independent inheritance because:

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reproduction is of asexual type

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they are separate characters

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they are present on separate plants

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they are present on separate chromosomes

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Solution

The correct option is D
they are present on separate chromosomes

they are present on separate chromosomes

The inheritance of one character does not depend on the other as they are present on different chromosomes.

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