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segregation /seg·re·ga·tion/ (seg″rĕ-ga´shun)
1. the separation of allelic genes during meiosis as homologous chromosomes begin to migrate toward opposite poles of the cell, so that eventually the members of each pair of allelic genes go to separate gametes.
2. the separation of different elements of a population.
3. the progressive restriction of potencies in the zygote to the various regions of the forming embryo.

seg·re·ga·tion (sgr-gshn)
n.
1. The removal of certain parts or segments from a whole or mass.
2. The separation of paired alleles especially during meiosis, so that the members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes.

segregation,
the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes. See also Mendel's laws.

segregation [seg″rĕ-ga´shun]
the separation of allelic genes during meiosis as homologous chromosomes begin to migrate toward opposite poles of the cell, so that eventually the members of each pair of allelic genes go to separate gametes.

segregation
the separation of allelic genes during meiosis as homologous chromosomes begin to migrate toward opposite poles of the cell, so that eventually the members of each pair of allelic genes go to separate gametes.

adjacent segregation
during meiosis adjacent centromeres segregate together.
alternate segregation
when diagonally opposite centromeres segregate together.


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