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Which of the following laws best describes the statement: The members of an homologous (pron: ho-MOL-eh-gus) pair of genes are separated during meiosis (pron: my-O-sis) of reproductive cells so that each gamete (pron: GAM-eet) contains one of the alleles (pron: a-leels). Is it: a) law of segregation b) law of independent assortment c) law of filial (pron: FILL-ee-al) generation d) law of sorting
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ANSWER: A -- LAW OF SEGREGATION
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