The principle stating that alleles of a particular gene separate from each other at meiosis and are distributed to different gametes; also called Mendel's first law.
Origin
Early 20th century.
Definition of law of segregation in US English:
law of segregation
noun
Genetics
The principle stating that alleles of a particular gene separate from each other at meiosis and are distributed to different gametes; also called Mendel's first law.