Dihybrid cross experiments led Mendel to propose his law of independent assortment.

Which statement best describes this law?


A. The law of independent assortment states that alleles of different genes are inherited together.

B. The law of independent assortment states that when two inherited alleles are heterozygous, the dominant allele is the one that is expressed.

C. The law of independent assortment states that alleles of different genes are inherited independently of each other.

D. The law of independent assortment states that alleles are separated when gametes form, causing gametes to carry only one allele for each gene.