IB Biology HL 3.2.16 Segregation and independent assortment Question Bank
Practise IB Biology HL 3.2.16 by applying segregation and independent assortment concepts to exam-style questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Biology HL
- Level
- HL
Practise IB Biology HL 3.2.16 by applying segregation and independent assortment concepts to exam-style questions.
The micrograph shows a plant cell of Lilium grandiflorum during meiosis.

Outline the law of independent assortment.
a. two «or more» traits/genes are inherited independently of one another
b. observed for traits/genes that are not linked/far apart on the chromosome
c. «due to homologous» chromosomes aligning independently/randomly on equator during metaphase I/meiosis I
d. during anaphase I homologues pulled to separate poles
Marking guidance:
Accept vice versa.
Can be shown in annotated diagram.
2 max