Trait inheritance uses regular processes {Mendel's laws} {Mendel laws}: law of segregation and law of independent segregation.
For all genes, sperm and egg cells have one gene allele {segregation law} {law of segregation, Mendel}, from either father or mother.
Most gene segregations are independent {independent segregation law} {law of independent segregation}, because genes typically are not on same chromosome or are far apart on same chromosome.
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