law of independent assortment

noun

, Genetics.

1. 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.

law of independent assortment

1. See under Mendel's law

Word History and Origins

Origin of law of independent assortment¹

First recorded in 1940–45