Each kernel of corn on a single ear can inherit a different set of alleles from those inherited by other kernels. this characteristic makes corn a useful example of which law or principle?
principle of dominance
law of independent assortment
law of segregation
law of genetics

The right option is; law of independent assortment

This characteristic makes corn a useful example of law of independent assortment. The law of independent assortment is a law of heredity that was discovered by a monk named Gregor Mendel in the 1860s. This law states that sets of allele for a trait separate during the formation of gametes i.e. traits are transferred to offspring independently (singly) of one another.

the real answer is:

law of independent assortment.