Examine the Australopithecus sediba skeleton (on separate page). Describe at least two traits that Au. sediba shares with other australopiths (such as Au. africanus or Au. afarensis).

the principle of segregation describes how pairs of gene variants are separated into reproductive cells. from his data, mendel formulated the principle of segregation. we now know that the segregation of genes occurs during meiosis in eukaryotes, which is a process that produces reproductive cells called gametes.