Question

Mendel's concept of segregation implies that the two members of an allelic pair of genes

• A. Are distributed to separate gametes
• B. May contaminate one another
• C. Are segregated in pairs
• D. Are linked

Answer 1

The correct option is A Are distributed to separate gametes

• Segregation literally means separation. In Mendelian genetics, in a given plant or animal each character is governed by two alleles, one coming from the father and one coming from the mother.
• At the time of gamete formation both the alleles, of each gene, separate from each other and go to separate gametes.
• Thus, each gamete will be having only one allele from each pair of the allele, e.g., for tallness if we denote two alleles in a plant as Tt then that plant can form two possible gametes one having T and the other having t allele.