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Inheritance and Variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYInheritance and Variation3 Marks
Question
Law of segregation is universally applicable.
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Answer

  1. According to the law of segregation, the members of the allelic pair remain together without mixing with each other.
  2. They segregate or separate when the gametes are formed.
  3. Thus the gametes that are formed receive only one of the two factors.
  4. Now it is known that the organisms are diploid and the gametes produced by them are haploid.
  5. The law of segregation therefore is universally applicable.

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