Question

Teacher asks the student to state the second law of Mendel. Which of the following laws should be stated by the student?

• A. Law of unit characters
• B. Law of dominance
• C. Law of segregation
• D. Law of independent assortment

Answer 1

The correct option is D Law of independent assortment

A dihybrid cross is a cross between individuals heterozygous at two different loci. when a teacher asks the student to state the second law of Mendel then the Law of independent assortment should be stated by the student because Mendel's second law is also known as the law of independent assortment. The law of independent assortment states that the alleles of one gene sort into gametes independently of the alleles of another gene.

So, the correct answer is 'Law of independent assortment'.