According to the law of segregation, in an organism with the genotype Aa
A) one-half of the gametes get the A allele and one-half get the a allele.
B) three-quarters of the gametes get the A allele and one-quarter get the a allele.
C) one-quarter of the gametes get the A allele and three-quarters get the a allele.
D) all of the gametes get the a allele.
E) all of the gametes get the A allele.

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The law of segregation states that during gamete formation, the alleles for a gene separate so that each gamete carries only one allele for each gene. Therefore, an organism with the genotype Aa would produce gametes where half carry the A allele and half carry the a allele.

According to the Law of Segregation, in an Organism with the Genotype