1. • noun - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
   • noun - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
   • noun - the act of segregating or sequestering
2. • The act or process of segregating or the condition of being segregated.
   • The policy and practice of imposing the social separation of races, as in schools, housing, and industry, especially so as to practice discrimination against people of color in a predominantly white society.
   • The separation of paired alleles especially during meiosis, so that the members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes.

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