Nondisjunction results in gametes that violate which of the following principles?
A)dominance
B)segregation
C)independent assortment
D)epistasis

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Nondisjunction results in gametes that violate the principle of segregation, which states that two alleles for each trait separate during gamete formation and end up in different gametes. Nondisjunction occurs when homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to separate properly during meiosis, resulting in gametes with an abnormal number of chromosomes. This violates the principle of segregation because the gametes do not have the expected number of each chromosome, including the alleles that are supposed to segregate during meiosis.

Nondisjunction Results in Gametes That Violate Which of the Following