law of segregation

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

law of segregation is a valid 18-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1W4O1F4S1E1G2R1E1G2A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does law of segregation mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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.