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Although Mendel did not know that homologous chromosomes separate during meiosis I such that the alleles of one gene are packaged into separate gametes, he developed the law of ______, which deduced this phenomenon.Multiple choice question.

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Although Mendel did not know that homologous chromosomes separate during meiosis I such that the alleles of one gene are packaged into separate gametes, he developed the law of ______, which deduced this phenomenon.Multiple choice question.

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The correct answer is the law of "Segregation". This law, developed by Gregor Mendel, states that during the formation of reproductive cells (gametes), pairs of hereditary traits (genes) separate so that offspring receive one factor from each parent.

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