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The law of segregation states that allele pairs separate during gamete formation. How then do we have two alleles for a trait?
We receive one allele from each parent.
The alleles join back together before traits are inherited.
We receive the two alleles at separate times from one parent.
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Correct answer: We receive one allele from each parent.
During meiosis allele pairs separate so each gamete (sperm or egg) carries only one allele. At fertilization a sperm and egg fuse, restoring a pair of alleles in the zygote — one from each parent. The other choices are incorrect: the two alleles don't both come from one parent, and while alleles are reunited at fertilization, the key point is that each parent supplies one allele.
During meiosis allele pairs separate so each gamete (sperm or egg) carries only one allele. At fertilization a sperm and egg fuse, restoring a pair of alleles in the zygote — one from each parent. The other choices are incorrect: the two alleles don't both come from one parent, and while alleles are reunited at fertilization, the key point is that each parent supplies one allele.
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