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10.1 and 10.2 vocab
genetics
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Biology
9th Grade
12/16/2008

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Term
trait
Definition
variation of a particular character
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genetics
Definition
the study of heredity
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cross-fertilization
Definition
process by which sperm from one flower's pollen fertilizes the eggs in a flower of a different plant
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hybrids
Definition
offspring of two different true-breeding varieties
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monohybrid cross
Definition
meeting of two organisms that differ in only one character
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allele
Definition
alternative form of a gene
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homozygous
Definition
having identical alleles for a gene
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heterozygous
Definition
having different alleles for a gene
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dominant
Definition
allele of a heterozygous that appears to be the only one affecting a trait
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recessive
Definition
allele in a heterozygous that does not affect a trait
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Punnett square
Definition
diagram showing the probabilities of the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
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phenotype
Definition
observable traits of an organism
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genotype
Definition
genetic makeup of an organism; an organism's combination of alleles
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testcross
Definition
mating of an individual of unknown genotype, but dominant phenotype with a homozygous recessive individual
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dihybrid cross
Definition
mating of two organisms that differ in two characters
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