The cross AaBb × AaBb is an example of a _______ cross, and the results of such crosses led Mendel to propose what we now call the law of _______.
A) self; segregation of genes
B) dihybrid; segregation of genes
C) dihybrid; independent assortment
D) test; segregation of genes
E) test; independent assortment

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The cross AaBb × AaBb is a dihybrid cross because it involves two traits (A/a and B/b), and the results of such crosses led Mendel to propose the law of independent assortment, which states that alleles for different genes segregate independently of each other during meiosis.

The Cross AaBb × AaBb Is an Example of a _______