Which of the following is a characteristic of Mendelian inheritance?
Correct Answer: Independent segregation of traits
- Step 1: Understand that Mendelian inheritance refers to the way traits are passed from parents to offspring.
- Step 2: Learn about Gregor Mendel, who studied how traits are inherited using pea plants.
- Step 3: Recognize that Mendel discovered two main laws: the Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment.
- Step 4: The Law of Segregation states that each parent contributes one allele for a trait, and these alleles separate during gamete formation.
- Step 5: The Law of Independent Assortment states that the inheritance of one trait does not affect the inheritance of another trait.
- Step 6: Conclude that a key characteristic of Mendelian inheritance is the independent segregation of traits.
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