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law of segregation

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Mendel's law
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Because each parent is homozygous, the law of segregation indicates that the gametes for the green/wrinkled plant all are yr, and the gametes for the yellow/round plant are all YR.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

For the F2 generation, the law of segregation requires that each gamete receive either an R allele or an r allele along with either a Y allele or a y allele.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The physical basis of Mendel’s law of segregation is the first division of meiosis, in which the homologous chromosomes with their different versions of each gene are segregated into daughter nuclei.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Because each parent is homozygous, the law of segregation indicates that the gametes for the wrinkled–green plant all are ry, and the gametes for the round–yellow plant are all RY.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Henceforth he came under the law of segregation, and journeys to the ether parts of the islands were forbidden.

From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright