Question

Explain Mendel's Law of Segregation and Independent Assortment with examples, accounting for 3:1 and 9:3:3:1 F2 ratios in monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

29 Jan 2026
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Word Count : 262
Mendel’s Law of Segregation states that in diploid organisms, each individual possesses two alleles for a particular trait, which separate or segregate during the formation of gametes, so that each gamete carries only one allele. This segregation occurs due to the separation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis. As a result, alleles remain distinct and do not blend. For example, in a monohybrid cross between pure tall pea plants
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