Mendel’s Law of Segregation states that the two alleles of a trait separate on gametogenesis such that each gametes receives only one of the two alleles.
And we all know that in meiosis, there are two stages of division:- meiosis I and meiosis II.
In meiosis I, the separation of homologous chromosomes takes place which is also the separation of the two alleles of a trait (because the pair of homologous chromosomes contains the alleles of same trait at the same locus).
Separation of homologous chromosomes is responsible for the separation of the two alleles of a trait, thus confirming Mendel's Law of Segregation.
First, the word 'theory' is applied to any scientific idea that has been tested and cannot be disproven and is then generally accepted as fact. That's just how science works. Remember...*gravity* is also just a theory but nobody has an issue accepting that one. That said, I've never found a reason why evolution and intelligent design (or creationism - choose your label) can't coexist. I really think these ideas only serve to reinforce each other...if you can abandon the idea that the universe was made in seven days. Please allow me a moment to expound on that last item: the Hebrew word in the book of Genesis that is translated to 'day' also means 'period of time' depending on the context. Genesis doesn't give us a time frame, only an order in which things happened. If you can accept that it really did take the universe 13.5 billion years to get where it is, there is no reason to discount that a greater power had an active hand in the development of life.
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Mendel’s Law of Segregation states that the two alleles of a trait separate on gametogenesis such that each gametes receives only one of the two alleles.
And we all know that in meiosis, there are two stages of division:- meiosis I and meiosis II.
In meiosis I, the separation of homologous chromosomes takes place which is also the separation of the two alleles of a trait (because the pair of homologous chromosomes contains the alleles of same trait at the same locus).
Separation of homologous chromosomes is responsible for the separation of the two alleles of a trait, thus confirming Mendel's Law of Segregation.
First, the word 'theory' is applied to any scientific idea that has been tested and cannot be disproven and is then generally accepted as fact. That's just how science works. Remember...*gravity* is also just a theory but nobody has an issue accepting that one. That said, I've never found a reason why evolution and intelligent design (or creationism - choose your label) can't coexist. I really think these ideas only serve to reinforce each other...if you can abandon the idea that the universe was made in seven days. Please allow me a moment to expound on that last item: the Hebrew word in the book of Genesis that is translated to 'day' also means 'period of time' depending on the context. Genesis doesn't give us a time frame, only an order in which things happened. If you can accept that it really did take the universe 13.5 billion years to get where it is, there is no reason to discount that a greater power had an active hand in the development of life.