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2207561210HeredityThe transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring in0
2207561211TraitsPlant height flower position along stern pod color pot appearance seed texture see color and flower color1
2207561212GeneticsThe field of biology devoted to understanding how characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring2
2207561213PollinationOccurs when pollen grains produced in the mail reproductive parts of a flowerare transferred to the scene of a productive parts of a flower3
2207561214StigmaThe female reproductive part of a flower4
2207561215Self pollinationOccurs when pollen is transferred from the anthers have a flower to the stigma of either the same flower or flower of the same plant5
2207561216AnthersThe male reproductive parts of a flower6
2207561217Cross pollinationInvolves flowers of two separate plants7
2207561218PurePlants that appear for a trait always produce offspring with that trait8
2207561219StrainThe term strange notes plants that appear for specific trait9
2207561220P1 generationparental generation10
2207561221F1 generationThe offspring of the P1 generation. The 1st filial generation11
2207561222F2 generationThe second filial generation12
2207561223Law of independent assortmentFactors for different characteristics are distributed to gametes independently13
2207561224Molecular geneticsThe study of structure and function of chromosomes and genes14
2207561225AlleleSeveral alternative forms of a gene15
2207561226GenotypeThe genetic make up of an organism16
2207561227PhenotypeThe appearance of an organism as a result of its genotype17
2207561228HomozygousWhen both alleles of a pair are alike18
2207561229HeterozygousWhen the two alleles in the pair different19
2207561230ProbabilityThe likelihood that a specific event will occur20
2207561231Mono hybrid crossA cross between individuals that involves one pair of contrasting traits21
2207561232Punnets squareA diagram used by biologist to aid them in predicting the probability that certain traits will be inherited by offspring22
2207561233Genotypic ratioThe ratio of the genotypes that appear in offspring23
2207561234Phenotypic ratioThe ratio of the genotypes that appear in offspring24
2207561235Test crossIn which an individual of unknown genotype is crossed with a homozygous recessive individual25
2207561236Complete dominanceA relationship in which one allele is completely dominant over another26
2207561237Incomplete dominanceA relationship in which the F1 offspring will have a phenotype in between that of the parents27
2207561238CodominanceOccurs when both alleles for a gene are expressed in a heterozygous offspring28
2207561239Dihybrid crossA cross between individuals that involves two pairs of contrasting traits29
2207565198DominantReferring to an allele that masks the presence of another allele for the same characteristic30
2207565675Law of segregationLaw stating that pairs of jeans separate and meiosis and each gamete receive one gene of a pair31
2207566970RecessiveReferring to an allele that is masked by the presence of another allele for the same characteristic32

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