Which of the following statement is/are true in relation to the Law of Segregation?

Correct option is D

What is the Law of Segregation?
Proposed by Gregor Mendel, the Law of Segregation is one of the three fundamental laws of inheritance.
It states that two alleles for a heritable trait separate (segregate) during gamete formation, and each gamete receives only one allele.
�� Explanation of Each Option:
✅ (a) Alleles separate from each other during gametogenesis
True. During meiosis, paired alleles are segregated so that each gamete receives only one allele for each gene.
✅ (b) The segregation of alleles is due to the segregation of chromosomes
True. Alleles are located on chromosomes, and homologous chromosomes segregate during anaphase I of meiosis, which causes the alleles to separate.
✅ (c) Law of segregation is the law of purity of gametes
True. Mendel called it the “law of purity of gametes”, because each gamete carries only a single allele without mixing or blending with the other.
�� Illustrative Example:
For a gene with alleles T (tall) and t (dwarf):
A plant with genotype Tt will produce gametes with either T or t, not both.
This ensures purity of gametes, as each gamete carries only one unaltered allele.