Laws of Inheritance Answers

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Which phrase defines a law?

a possible explanation or answer to a scientific question that is based on prior knowledge or research and is testable

A statement of fact that is generally accepted to be true and universal because it has always been observed to be true.

a hypothesis or group of related hypotheses that can be accepted as true based on repeated experimentation with similar results

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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