noun
- organisms or cells that result from genetic segregation, especially offspring showing different combinations of parental traits
Usage: biology; genetics
Examples
- The researcher analyzed the segregants from the cross to determine inheritance patterns.
- Different segregants displayed varying combinations of the parental characteristics.
- The genetics lab studied segregants to understand how traits are passed down.
- Scientists counted the segregants to calculate genetic ratios.
- The segregants showed clear evidence of Mendelian inheritance.
- Each generation of segregants provided new data for the study.