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| The different forms of a gene that determines seed color. |
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| A trait preferentially over another trait. |
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| Offspring of a cross between true breeding plants, homozygous for the trait of intrest. |
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| Offspring of a cross involving the F1 generation. |
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| The genetic constitution of an organism with respect to a trait. Yellow seeds are dominant, but yellow seeded plants coulnd have genotype of either YY or Yy. |
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| Differing allels for a trait in an idndividual, such as Yy. |
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| Both allels for a trait are the same in an individual. They can be homozygous dominant(YY), or homozygous ressesive(yy) |
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| Heterozygous; usually referring to the offspring of two true-breeding(homozygous) individuals differing in traits of intrest. |
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| Cross involving parents differing in only one trait. |
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| Change in the DNA sequence of a gene to some new, heritable form. Generally, but now always a recessive allele. |
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| The pysical appearance of an organism with respect to a trait. |
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| The opposite of dominant. A trait that is preferentially masked. |
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| A gene coded on a sex chromosome, such as the X-chromosome linked genes of flies and man. |
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