In his work on pea plants, Mendel found that plant height was inherited independently of the type or color of the seed coat. This finding:

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Mendel's finding that plant height was inherited independently of the type or color of the seed coat is an example of the law of independent assortment, which states that alleles of different genes segregate independently of one another during gamete formation. This finding does not apply to genes on the same chromosome, as those genes are typically inherited together due to gene linkage. It also is not exclusive to simple organisms, as it applies to many types of inheritance in more complex organisms.

In His Work on Pea Plants, Mendel Found That Plant