If you are told that in one of these combinations, independent assortment is not observed in later studies, your reaction will be
(a) independent assortment principle may be wrong
(b) Mendel might not have studied all the combinations
(c) it is impossible
(d) later studies may be wrong
[CBSE AJPMT 1993]
Correct Option (b) Reason : Mendel's law of independent assortment is applicable to only those genes which are located on different chromosomes, so if in one of the combination independent assortment is not observed that means Mendel might not have studied all the combinations.