Question about Mendel's law

[bluesolic]

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I still don't get it even though I read the concepts ..

I am very confused wih the difference between law of segregation and law of independent assortment..

can anybody explain the difference using good example ?

I searched internet and still don't get it.. it is very confusing

 

[n27s]

Law of segregation: only one allele for a given gene is passed down from each parent to the offspring( think gametes, carry one trait (dominant or recessive))

Law of independent assortment: two genes are passed down independent of each other (Mendel detected this with his dihybrid crosses, for example he found tall plants with white flowers and red flowers and also short plants with white or red flowers, leading him to conclude that plant height was inherited independently of flower color.. Just an example). It's important to note though that it was later found that this is only true if the genes are located on different chromosomes.

Short version: Law of segregation: One allele from each parent for every gene.
Law of Independent Assortment: Genes inherited independently of other genes (now known only to be true if not on same chromosome).