BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781305967359
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 13, Problem 7SA

Independent assortment means _______.

a. alleles at one locus assort into different gametes
b. alleles at different loci tend to assort into gametes independently of each other
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