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When tall homozygous pea plants are crossbred with homozygous short pea plants,the resulting hybrids are tall,but in the next generation,one out of four plants is short.This experiment demonstrates Mendel's law of

A) independent segregation.
B) dominant inheritance.
C) incomplete dominance.
D) multifactorial inheritance.

Independent Segregation

A principle of genetic inheritance where different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.

Homozygous

A genetic condition where an individual has two identical alleles for a particular gene.

Mendel's Law

A set of principles relating to inheritance, including law of segregation and law of independent assortment, established by Gregor Mendel.

  • Acquire knowledge of the elementary principles governing genetic inheritance, which includes understanding dominant and recessive traits.
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