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Why can't a whole, unbroken gene set be passed from parent to offspring if independent assortment of traits is to occur? independently in offspring

Question
Why can't a whole, unbroken gene set be passed from parent to offspring if independent assortment of traits is to occur? independently in offspring
Because then different traits (like R and y) would stay linked and could not combine
Because whole gene sets don't actually exist
Because this would make all offspring identical to only one parent, which is desirable
Because chromosomes cannot carry more than one gene
Answer
Because then different traits (like R and y) would stay linked and could not combine
Detailed Explanation
If genes were inherited as one single unbroken set, traits on the same 'set' would always be inherited together, preventing the independent recombination seen in dihybrid crosses.
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