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Noun: law of segregation
  1. Members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during the formation of gametes and are distributed to different gametes so that every gamete receives only one member of the pair
    "Mendel's law of segregation explains why offspring inherit one allele from each parent"

Derived forms: laws of segregation

Type of: Mendel's law

Encyclopedia: Law of segregation