law of independent assortment

law of independent assortment
the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together. Also called Mendel's second law, Mendel's law.
[1940-45]

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  • law of independent assortment — law of independent assortment. См. третий закон Менделя. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • law of independent assortment — law′ of independ′ent assort′ment n. gen Mendel s law 2) …   From formal English to slang

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  • law of independent assortment — Date: 1943 Mendel s law 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • independent assortment — Genetics. See law of independent assortment. [1945 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • independent assortment — noun : formation of random combinations of chromosomes in meiosis and of genes on different pairs of homologous chromosomes by the passage at random of one of each diploid pair of homologous chromosomes into each gamete independently of each… …   Useful english dictionary

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