law of segregation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of law of segregation
First recorded in 1940–45
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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
Mendel called this phenomenon the law of segregation, which can be demonstrated in a monohybrid cross.
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
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
This perfectly simple principle is known as the law of segregation, or the law of the purity of the germ cells.
From Catholic Churchmen in Science by Walsh, James J.
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