independent assortment

noun

: formation of random combinations of chromosomes in meiosis and of genes on different pairs of homologous chromosomes by the passage according to the laws of probability of one of each diploid pair of homologous chromosomes into each gamete independently of each other pair

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for independent assortment

• comportment
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Medical Definition

independent assortment

noun

in·​de·​pen·​dent as·​sort·​ment ˌin-də-ˈpen-dənt-ə-ˈsȯ(ə)rt-mənt 

: formation of random combinations of chromosomes in meiosis and of genes on different pairs of homologous chromosomes by the passage according to the laws of probability of one of each diploid pair of homologous chromosomes into each gamete independently of each other pair