Assertion : A gamete may carry either of the traits but not both. Reason : This is Mendel's second law or law of independent assortment.

Step-by-step solution

The law of segregation states that the two alleles controlling each character maintain indentity in the organism but during the formation of gametes or spores by meiosis move apart due to separation of the homologous chromosomes which bear them, so that each gamete or spore receives only one allele of each character on random basis. Since the gametes or spores possess one allele of each character, they are always pure. The law of segregation is, therefore, also called the law of purity of gametes/spores. Mendel's s