Multiple Choice
We now know that some of the seven alleles Mendel studied are on the same chromosome in pea plants. Despite this, the law of independent assortment still applies. How can you explain this?
A) Recombination via the synaptonemal complex occurred during mitosis.
B) Recombination via the synaptonemal complex occurred during meiosis.
C) The law of independent assortment applies to all alleles regardless of their arrangement on chromosomes.
D) Mendel was a good enough mathematician to design experiments that would result in the predicted ratios.
E) Independent assortment occurred during mitosis.
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