What is Mendelian Genetics?

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Mendelian Genetics is like mixing different flavors of ice cream to create a new flavor. Each flavor represents a different allele, and when you mix them together, you get a unique genotype, just like how different alleles combine to determine your traits. Just like how you can choose different scoops of ice cream independently, alleles can segregate and assort independently to create different combinations in organisms.

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