Mendel's first principle (of segregation) states that
A) characteristics from the parents blend together to produce intermediate offspring.
B) characteristics from the parents do not blend together in offspring.
C) only paternally derived characteristics segregate into gametes during meiosis.
D) only maternally derived characteristics segregate into gametes during meiosis.

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Mendel's first principle, also known as the principle of segregation, states that characteristics from the parents do not blend together in offspring. Instead, each individual inherits two copies (alleles) of each gene, one from each parent, and these alleles segregate into separate gametes during meiosis. This explains why some traits can skip generations and appear in later generations when a recessive allele is passed down from carriers (heterozygotes) to their offspring.

Mendel's First Principle (Of Segregation) States That