B02. Mendelian inheritance patterns rely on several principles. Which of the following is not a principle of Mendelian genetics? A) Parental traits are blended in the offspring. B) Traits are controlled by a single locus. C) Discrete units of inheritance are passed from parents to offspring. D) Alleles for a trait are separated during gamete production and randomly reunite during fertilisation. E) Genes located on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other.