Match each description to Mendel’s laws.
Two alleles of a gene are separated during meiosis 1.
Mendel tested by tracking inheritance of two traits.
Alleles of one gene divide into gametes randomly and apart from other genes.
Offspring inherit one allele from each parent.
law of independent assortment
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law of segregation
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- Two alleles of a gene are separated during meiosis 1: law of segregation
- Mendel tested by tracking inheritance of two traits: law of independent assortment
- Alleles of one gene divide into gametes randomly and apart from other genes: law of independent assortment
- Offspring inherit one allele from each parent: law of segregation