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| the passing of traits from parents to offspring |
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| a reproductive process in which pollen from one plant is transferred to the stigma of another plant |
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| describes a trait or allele that is expressed only when 2 recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited |
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| one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic such as hair color |
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| the second generation of offspringand offspring of f1 generation |
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| organisms or genotypes that are homozygous for a specific trait and always produce offspring that have the same trait |
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| parental generation: the first 2 individuals that mate in a genetic cross |
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| the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive parts to the female structure of a plant |
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| a genetically determined characteristic |
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| the study of the structure of nucleic acids and functions of genes |
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| the science of heredity and the mechanisms by which traits are passed from parent to offspring |
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| the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or the stigma of another flower on the same plant |
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| states that pairs of homologous chromosomes seperate in meiosis so that only one chromosome from each pair is present in each gamete |
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| describes the allele that is fully expresses when carried only one of the pair of homologous chromosomes |
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| the first generation of offspring obtainded from an experimental cross of 2 organisms |
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| the ratio of the gnotypes that appear in the offspring |
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| describes the individual that has identical alleles for a trait on both homologous chromosomes |
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| describes an individual that has 2 different alleles for a trait |
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| a cross between individuals that involves one pair of contrasting traits |
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| that crossing of an individual or unknown genotype with a homozygous recessive individual to determine the unknown genotype |
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| the entire geetic makeup of an organsism |
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| a grapgic used to predict the results of a genetic cross |
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| a cross between individal that have different alleles for the same gene |
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| that ratio of phenotypes produced by a cross |
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| a condition in which the dominant allele is unable to express itself fully |
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| a relationship in which one allele is completely dominant over the other |
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| the likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance |
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| a condition in which both alleles for a gene are fully expressed |
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| an organsisms appearence or other detectable characteristic that results from the organisms genotype and the enviroment |
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