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law of segregation

 
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–noun Genetics.
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.
Also called Mendel's first law, Mendel's law.

Origin:
1940–45
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law of segregation  
n.  See Mendel's law.
Men·del's law   (měn'dlz)   
n.  

  1. One of two principles of heredity first formulated by Gregor Mendel, founded on his experiments with pea plants and stating that the members of a pair of homologous chromosomes segregate during meiosis and are distributed to different gametes. Also called law of segregation.

  2. The second of these two principles, stating that each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes segregates during meiosis independently of the members of other pairs, so that alleles carried on different chromosomes are distributed randomly to the gametes. Also called law of independent assortment.

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Main Entry: law of segregation
Function: noun
: MENDEL'S LAW 1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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law of segregation n.
See Mendel's law.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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