Question
Define Mendel’s law of segregation.

Answer

Law of Segregation or the law of purity of gametes: The two members of a pair of factors separate during the formation of gametes. They do not blend but segregate or separate into different gametes. The gametes combine together by random fusion at the time of zygote formation.

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