Mendel's experiments led him to the conclusion that individuals have two factors for each trait, which that separate during gamete formation, resulting in gametes with one factor for each trait. In addition, fertilization results in a new individual with two factors for each trait again. He referred to this as the __________.

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Mendel's conclusion that individuals have two factors (genes) for each trait, which separate during gamete formation so that each gamete carries only one factor for each trait, and that fertilization results in offspring with two factors for each trait again, is known as the law of segregation. This principle is one of the foundational concepts of genetics.

Mendel's Experiments Led Him to the Conclusion That Individuals Have