Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Alleles for genes on different chromosomes are usually not linked , due to independent assortment of chromosomes during meiosis .
Simplified: During meiosis , chromosomes assort randomly into gametes , such that the segregation of alleles of one gene is independent of alleles of another gene . This is stated in Mendel 's Second Law and is known as the law of independent assortment .