Mendelʹs law of segregation states that
A) genes in the same chromosome must stay together.
B) genes end up in their respective gametes by chance.
C) members of a pair of alleles on homologous chromosomes move away from each other during gamete formation.
D) each gamete receives a full complement of chromosomes.
E) there may be alternative forms of the same gene.

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Mendel's law of segregation explains that during gamete formation, the alleles for a trait separate from each other so that each gamete carries only one allele for each gene. This occurs during the process of meiosis, where homologous chromosomes (and thus the alleles they carry) are separated into different gametes.

Mendelʹs Law of Segregation States That