law of segregation
nounGenetics.
the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.
Origin of law of segregation
1First recorded in 1940–45
- Also called Mendel's first law, Mendel's law.
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law of segregation
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