Mendel's three laws are listed as which of the following?

Mendel's three laws are listed as which of the following?

• A. Dominance and uniformity; Segregation; Independent assortment
• B. Dominance; Segregation; Gene linkage
• C. Uniformity; Crossing over; Mutation
• D. Segregation; Independent assortment; Random mating

Answer: (A)

Mendel’s ideas can be summarized as three rules about inheritance: dominance and the resulting uniform appearance in offspring when true-breeding parents are crossed, segregation of alleles into gametes, and independent assortment of different genes. The phrase “Dominance and uniformity” captures the first observation—that one allele can mask another and that the first filial generation from true-breeding crosses tends to be uniform for a trait. The next two parts, segregation and independent assortment, describe the mechanisms: alleles separate into gametes so offspring receive one from each parent, and different genes separate independently during gamete formation. This combination matches Mendel’s three foundational principles.

Mendel’s ideas can be summarized as three rules about inheritance: dominance and the resulting uniform appearance in offspring when true-breeding parents are crossed, segregation of alleles into gametes, and independent assortment of different genes. The phrase “Dominance and uniformity” captures the first observation—that one allele can mask another and that the first filial generation from true-breeding crosses tends to be uniform for a trait. The next two parts, segregation and independent assortment, describe the mechanisms: alleles separate into gametes so offspring receive one from each parent, and different genes separate independently during gamete formation. This combination matches Mendel’s three foundational principles.