Question

Mendel observed during his experiments that being tall didn't automatically mean that the plants would have green pods and that green pods didn't have to be filled only with wrinkled seeds. His observations are translated following which principle?

A. principle of independent assortment

B. principle of dominance

C. principle of segregation

Answer 1

Option A, Principle of independent assortment

Step-by-step explanation:

As per Mendel's "law of independent assortment " the alleles of different genes form gametes by sorting themselves independently of each other.

This means that a gamete receiving allele for one gene has no relation with receiving of allele for other gene.

This was visible in mendel's experiment in which the two traits of pea plant i.e color (green and yellow) and shape (smooth and wrinkle) has no relations while assorting into a gamete.

Thus a pea plant having round shaped seeds can be of either of the two color (i.e either yellow or green) like wise a pea plant having green seed can be of either of the two shapes (i.e smooth or wrinkle)

Hence, option A is correct

Answer 2

Out of the given choices, Mendel's observations are translated following this principle; principle of independent assortment. This will make the correct answer choice A.