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Chapter 11
Genetics
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Biology
10th Grade
01/13/2011

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Term
genetics
Definition
scientific study of heredity
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Fertilization
Definition
process in sexual reprodution in which the male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell
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True-breeding
Definition
Term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate
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Trait
Definition
specific characteristic that varies from oneto another
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Hybrid
Definition
offspring cross between parents with different traits
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Gene
Definition
sequenceof DNA that codes for a protein and thus determine trait
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Allele
Definition
one of a number of different forms of a gene
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Segregation
Definition
segregation of alleles during gamete formation
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Gamete
Definition
specialized call involvedin sexual reprodution
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Independent Assortment
Definition
independent segregation
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