(Solved): Law of Segregation Through mitosis, somatic cells are produced with two alleles. However, since mei ...

Law of Segregation Through mitosis, somatic cells are produced with two alleles. However, since meiosis goes through two cycles, as observed by Mendel and defined as the law of segregation, the alleles that code for the same trait are separated during gamete formation. In other words, germ cells (sperm or egg) will only receive one copy of the two alleles that are in the somatic cells. Therefore, if an organism has both a dominant and recessive copy of an allele, then \( 50 \% \) of their offspring will receive a copy of the dominant allele and \( 50 \% \) of their offspring will receive a copy of the recessive allele. 1. Given the fact that the mating crossed in the last experiment was performed on the generation following meiosis, is the law of segregation applicable to the mating cross produced? Why or why not?