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Law of segregation is also called as


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law of unit characters

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law of purity of gametes

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law of dominance

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law of independent assortment

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The correct option is B

law of purity of gametes


The law of segregation is also called the law of purity of gametes. According to this law, the two alleles of a gene separate during formation of gametes. They do not blend but segregate or separate into different gametes. Hence each gamete is “pure” and possesses only one allele of a gene. The gametes combine together by random fusion at the time of fertilisation.
The law of dominance is the first law of inheritance. It states that characters are controlled by discrete units called factors. Factors occur in pairs. In a dissimilar pair of factors one member of the pair dominates (dominant) the other (recessive).
Law of independent assortment states that when two or more characteristics are inherited as in a dihybrid cross, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together.


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