Term: law of segregation: members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during the formation of gametes and are distributed to different gametes so that every gamete receives only one member of the pair
Candidate hypernym: mendel's law: (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research → 1
Candidate hypernym: stumping: campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches) → 0
Candidate hypernym: physaria: small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods → 0
Candidate hypernym: convenience: the state of being suitable or opportune → 0
Candidate hypernym: upper mantle: the upper part of the mantle → 0
Candidate hypernym: silver fern: fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides → 0
Candidate hypernym: logic element: an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation → 0
Candidate hypernym: grade school: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades → 0
Candidate hypernym: asian influenza: influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957 → 0
Candidate hypernym: day jessamine: West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day → 0
Candidate hypernym: omophagia: the eating of raw food → 0