Law of Segregation (Mendel’s First Law)

Law of Segregation (Mendel’s First Law)
Mendel’s results and conclusions from his experiment on monohybrid cross are now recognized as a law called the law of segregation. It states that
When pair of contrasting characters are brought together in a diploid individual, they neither mix up nor affect each other and remain intact. During gamete formation genes (factors) for each contrasting character separate or segregate and pass into different gametes. Thus each gamete contains only one factor (allele) for a particular character and is said to be pure for that trait. This separation of genes is called law of segregation. The law is also known as law of purity of gametes.
Single Trait Inheritance
The study of the inheritance of single trait is based on monohybrid cross. It is a cross in which the two parents differ in only one pair of contrasting characters. The results obtained in monohybrid cross are called single trait inheritance.