Scientific laws are used to describe natural events or relationships. Which scientific law explains why the gametes formed by an organism do NOT contain exactly the same alleles as alleles as the parent?

A) the law of conservation of matter
B) the law of independent assortment
C) the second law of thermodynamics
D) the law of conservation of energy


Ans: B) the law of independent assortment

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