Genetics in Action: Law of Independent Assortment

This video builds on the genetic work of Mendel and takes the student through additional genetic discoveries made in the twentieth century. The Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment are plainly illustrated. The notions of incomplete dominance, as well as the effect of multiple alleles are explored. The role mutations play is also discussed. Other terminology includes: multiple alleles, incomplete dominance, genetic disorder and mutations.