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law of segregation
noun
, Genetics.
- the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.
law of segregation
- See under Mendel's law
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Origin of law of segregation1
First recorded in 1940–45
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