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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.

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RELATED WORDS

Mendelism

Nearby words

law of parsimony, law of recapitulation, law of referred pain, law of reflection, law of refraction, law of segregation, law of similars, law of sines, law of superposition, law of supply and demand, law of the jungle

Origin of law of segregation

First recorded in 1940–45
Also called Mendel's first law, Mendel's law.
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Medicine definitions for law of segregation

law of segregation

n.

Mendel's law
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Science definitions for law of segregation

law of segregation

See under Mendel's law.
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