The fact that freckles tend to be inherited with red hair is counter to which of Mendel's assertions?

a) A single phenotype is dictated by two genes carried in each cell.
b) There are only two alleles possible for a trait.
c) Genes for different traits sort independently of each other.
d) One allele is always fully dominant over another.
e) Two copies of genetic instructions are carried per cell for a given characteristic.


Ans: c) Genes for different traits sort independently of each other.

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