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The Law of Independent Assortment

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Mendelian recombinations are due to:

A

Crossing over

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Independent assortment of genes

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C

Mutations

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Dominant characters

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The correct option is B
Independent assortment of genes

Mendelian recombinations are due to independent assortment of genes

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