AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The law of segregation states that: ‘’The two copies of each genetic factor segregate during the development of gametes, to ensure that each parent’s offspring attains one factor. ‘’ ‘’During the development of the gamete, each gene is segregated in such a way that the gamete consists of just one allele for that gene.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the law of segregation, only one of the two gene copies present in an organism is distributed to each gamete (egg or sperm cell) that it makes, and the allocation of the gene copies is random.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the law of independent assortment? Mendel’s law of independent assortment states that the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another.

Detailed explanation-4: -Law of Segregation: Each hereditary characteristic is controlled by two alleles which separate into different gametes. Law of Independent Assortment: The separation of alleles for one gene is independent to allele separation for another gene.

Detailed explanation-5: -The law of segregation is the second law of heredity. This law explains that the pair of alleles separates from each other during the cell division of meiosis (formation of gametes), so there is only one allele in each gamete. In a single-hybrid cross, both alleles are expressed in the F2 generation without mixing.