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| the passing of traits from one generation to the next |
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| form of the trait that appears in the hybrid generation |
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| form of the trait that is masked/hidden in the hybrid generation |
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| a portion of the cell's chromosomes that controls a particular trait |
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| characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring |
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| table used to predict the outcome of different forms of a trait |
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| molecule that contains the code that tells each cell how to operate |
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| changing the DNA sequence to produce a particular trait |
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| transfer of pollen grains from the male part of the flower to the female part of the flower |
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| the study of how heredity works |
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| taking genes from one organism and attaching them to another organism |
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| chart used to trace the history of a trait |
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| sex chromosomes (XX-female and XY-male) |
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| plant breeder, agriculturalist, and scientist who improved the cotton plant |
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| having two different forms of the same trait |
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| monk who studied pea plants and is known as "the Father of genetics |
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| having two of the same form of a trait |
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| traits determined by sex-linked genes like color blindness or hemophilia |
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| organism that has the factor for a trait but does not show the trait |
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| strands in the nucleus made of DNA |
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| crossing plants or animals to produce offspring with particular traits |
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| joining of male and female sex cells |
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