Taxonomy is defined as the science of

grouping organisms according to their characteristics

comparing dna to see evolutionary relationships

studying evolutionary relationships among organisms

using evolutionary history to classify organisms

What evidence did mendel find that supported his law of independent assortment? a. some traits are controlled by several different genes. b. a trait can be passed on from a parent to an offspring. c. most traits have a dominant form and a recessive form. d. different traits are passed on independently of each other.