Q. The law of segregation of characters is also called the law of purity of gametes because

A) Gametes have only one of the two alleles for each characters
B) Gametes cannot be contaminated
C) Gametes are very different types of cells
D) It was just another name adopted accidentally
Explanation

The law of segregation of characters is also called the law of purity of gametes because gametes have only one of the two alleles for each character.

Dr. Abubacker
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Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist

Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.