law of segregation

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The law of segregation is a fundamental principle of genetics stating that the two alleles for a trait separate during gamete formation, so each gamete carries only one allele for each gene.

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Mendel’s first law 1
law of segregation canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mendelian law ⓘ
genetic law ⓘ
principle of inheritance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mendel’s first law ⓘ
linked to: law of segregation
appliesTo autosomal genes ⓘ
diploid organisms ⓘ
monohybrid crosses ⓘ
sexually reproducing organisms ⓘ
assumes alleles separate during meiosis ⓘ
organisms have two alleles for each gene ⓘ
basedOn Mendel’s pea plant experiments ⓘ
clarifiedBy chromosome theory of inheritance ⓘ
componentOf basic principles taught in introductory genetics ⓘ
concerns alleles ⓘ
gamete formation ⓘ
genes ⓘ
meiosis ⓘ
contrastsWith blending inheritance ⓘ
describedAs first law of Mendel ⓘ
describes separation of alleles ⓘ
domain biological inheritance ⓘ
ensures offspring inherit one allele from each parent ⓘ
explains 1:2:1 genotypic ratio in monohybrid crosses ⓘ
3:1 phenotypic ratio in monohybrid crosses ⓘ
field classical genetics ⓘ
genetics ⓘ
formulatedBy Gregor Mendel ⓘ
foundationFor modern genetics ⓘ
hasConsequence genetic variation in offspring ⓘ
hasLimitation does not account for linkage ⓘ
does not account for non-Mendelian inheritance ⓘ
implies alleles segregate into different gametes ⓘ
each gamete carries one allele for each gene ⓘ
involvesProcess anaphase I of meiosis ⓘ
separation of homologous chromosomes ⓘ
logicalType probabilistic law ⓘ
partOf Mendelian inheritance ⓘ
relatedTo law of independent assortment ⓘ
principle of dominance ⓘ
requires formation of haploid gametes ⓘ
statedIn Experiments on Plant Hybridization ⓘ
supports predictable inheritance patterns ⓘ
taughtIn high school biology ⓘ
undergraduate genetics courses ⓘ
timePeriod 1860s ⓘ
usedIn Punnett square analysis ⓘ
breeding experiments ⓘ

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Gregor Mendel → knownFor → law of segregation ⓘ
law of segregation → alsoKnownAs → Mendel’s first law ⓘ
linked to: law of segregation