The image is showing two possible ways non-homologous chromosomes may line up during metaphase 1 of meiosis 1. Which of Mendel's laws is this image depicting?

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Responses
A Mendel's law of dominanceMendel's law of dominance
B Mendel's law of recessiveMendel's law of recessive
C Mendel's law of random assortmentMendel's law of random assortment
D Mendel's law of independent assortment

Answer 1

The image you are describing, which shows how non-homologous chromosomes may line up during metaphase 1 of meiosis 1, is depicting Mendel's law of independent assortment (option D).

This law states that the alleles of different genes segregate independently of one another when cells divide to form gametes. This independent alignment of non-homologous chromosomes during metaphase contributes to genetic variation in the offspring.