Mendel's principle of segregation states that
A) alleles from one parent mask the expression of alleles from the other parent.
B) alleles separate from each other before forming gametes.
C) hybrids will express a phenotype intermediate between the two parental phenotypes.
D) true-breeding parents produce offspring of the same phenotype.
E) dominant and recessive alleles segregate during meiosis.

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Mendel's principle of segregation explains that during the formation of gametes (sperm and eggs), the two alleles for a trait separate from each other, so that each gamete carries only one allele for each gene.

Mendel's Principle of Segregation States That