But each one of these game needs contain a single. Copy of that pair of genes and notice we actually have no mixing between the genes. These genes are separate entities, and they separate into these different compartments. And this separation process that takes place when we actually form the gametes is known as law of segregation. So this idea that the two hereditary factors our genes for any given trait, in this case, our heights segregate from one another during gammy formation became known as Mendel's law of segregation. Now, the amazing thing about this discovery was this was basically discovered at the time when we knew nothing about meiosis or Mitosis.