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Dictionary » S » Segregation Segregationsegregation 1. The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting. 2. (Science: geology) separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process. 3. (genetic) the formation of unique gametes from the genotype of the parents source: WiseIdiot Origin: L. Segregatio: cf. F. Segregation. ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: Animal cell nucleus shape changes... contents of the nucleus of a cell. As the cell prepares to divide i.e. enters mitosis or meiosis. Chromatin packages more tightly to facilitate segregation of the chromosomes during anaphase.
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Genetics Homeworkkk!!! PLEASE HELP... help with this problem: How many different gametes does tetrahybrid create if two locuses are totally tied and other two locuses have independent segregation? How many genotips can that tetrahybrid give with self-fertilization? I am not sure if I translated that right but I hope you will understand ...
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Recombination vs. Recombinants... designates crossover point) ------------A--x------/---------D--------- ------------C---------/---------D--------- Now, segregation of alleles into 4 haploid daughter cells gives you 2 recombinant and 2 paternal gametes. If recombination event occurs in 1 out of 10 cells ...
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Genetics question... long seed and round stem. You are told that two of these traits are linked and one segregates independently. Explain what linkage and independent segregation means. Describe how you would set up crosses in order to determine which genes are linked and which are not linked. Would you be able to ...
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Re: The Genie and the Bottle; When a Genotype is not a GenotypeTrait: trait A qualitative characteristic; a discrete attribute as contrasted with metrical character. A trait is amenable to segregation rather than quantitative analysis; it is an attribute of phenotype, not of genotype. Origin: Fr. From L. Tractus, a drawing out, extension http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Segregation ...
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