 ##  [Mendel's Law of Segregation](/mendels-law-segregation) 

  ##  [Mendel's Law of Segregation](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/mendels-law-segregation-0) 

  
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Definition

A genetic law stating that each diploid organism carries two alleles for a given locus and transmits only one of these alleles to each gamete because the alleles segregate during gamete formation (meiosis).