Mendel's law

Definitions of Mendel's law
  1. noun
    (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research
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    law of segregation
    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
    law of independent assortment
    each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random
    type of:
    law, law of nature
    a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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