In pea plants, the genes for seed color and seed shape are on different chromosomes. Which of the following explains why the genes for these traits are not inherited together?

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The law of independent assortment explains why genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other. This principle, one of Mendel's laws, states that the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another, meaning the allele a gamete receives for one gene does not influence the allele received for another gene if the genes are on different chromosomes.

In Pea Plants, the Genes for Seed Color and Seed