segregation

segregation definition - medical

seg·re·ga·tion (sĕgˌrĭ-gāˈshən)

noun
  1. The removal of certain parts or segments from a whole or mass.
  2. The separation of paired alleles especially during meiosis, so that the members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes.

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