Meaning | (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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Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
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Narrower | 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 |
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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 |
Broader | law, law of nature | A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
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