Mendel's law

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Although chromosomes sort independently into gametes during meiosis, Mendel’s law of independent assortment refers to genes, not chromosomes, and a single chromosome may carry more than 1,000 genes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The physical basis of Mendel’s law of segregation is the first division of meiosis, in which the homologous chromosomes with their different versions of each gene are segregated into daughter nuclei.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This results in offspring ratios that violate Mendel's law of independent assortment.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Mendel’s law of dominance states that in a heterozygote, one trait will conceal the presence of another trait for the same characteristic.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

But Mendel's law of segregation is not transgressed, as the preceding analysis has shown; for, the chromosomes have followed strictly the course laid down on Mendel's principle for the distribution of factors.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Morgan, Thomas Hunt