Alleles occur in pairs, and when gametes are formed only one of each pair of alleles is present in the sex cell. This allows __________ to operate

A. Wallace's principle of segregation
B. Darwin's principle of adaptation
C. Mendel's principle of independent assortment
D. Lamarck's law of gamete formation


Answer: C

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