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Mendelian Genetics: Genes and Inheritance
Mendel's Model of Genetics
Segregation of Alleles
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Segregation of Alleles During gamete formation, alleles for each gene segregate from each other so that each gamete carries one per gene. Gametes then randomly unite. References…
By Tanya Peifer
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What is an allele?
During fertilization, a sperm and an egg each carry a pair of alleles
During segregation, the allele selected to be passed down to the offspring
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