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What aspect of chromosome behavior most clearly accounts for mendel's law of independent assortment?

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The aspect of chromosome behavior that most clearly accounts for Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment is the replication of chromosomes. The replication occurs before meiosis. As a result, the alleles of one gene can be sorted into gametes and are independent of the alleles of other genes.   
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