The Law of Segregation States That

question 65

Multiple Choice

The law of segregation states that

• A) when two identical alleles come together, complete dominance occurs in terms of phenotype.
• B) genes for different traits assort independently of each other during the formation of egg and sperm.
• C) genes separate from each other during gamete formation so that each sperm and egg receive only one allele from each pair.
• D) when different alleles for the same trait come together, one allele will be recessive to another.
• E) different alleles for the same gene occupy unique loci on sister chromatids.

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