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Mendel's law of segregation

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The principle that allele pairs separate during gamete formation, with each gamete receiving one allele for each gene, and alleles recombining randomly at fertilization.

AP course connection

Topic 5.3: 5.3 Mendelian Genetics

Unit 5

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