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Mark my answer to Q5b — Mendel's law of independent assortment.

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State and explain Mendel's law of independent assortment.

Give an example using a dihybrid cross. (9 marks)

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  • 3mDefinition: alleles for different traits segregate independently of one another…
  • 3mWorked dihybrid cross (Punnett square): 9:3:3:1 ratio.
  • 3mNamed example (e.g. seed colour × shape in peas).
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