1
law of dominance
organisms with 2 different genes will express the dominant trait and hide the recessive trait (only way to show recessive phenotype is homozygous recessive genotype)
2
law of segregation
parents each have two copies (diploid) of each gene but only gets to pass on one (haploid) of these to offspring
3
law of independent assortment
when two or more characteristics are inherited
individual hereditary factors (genes) assort independently. during the gamete production [FOIL]