During gamete formation, each allele of a pair for a gene moves to separate gametes. which principle is indicative of this statement?
the principle of independent assortment
the principle of segregation
the principle of unit characters

The correct answer is the principle of independent assortment

The principle of independent assortment is one of the fundamental laws of genetics described by Gregor Mendel.

In his experiments, Mendel has discovered that different alleles are inherited separately and passed down to the offspring.

it was later discovered that this happens in the process of meiosis where whole sets of chromosomes separate when germ cells are formed.

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