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genetics |
the science of heredity |
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allele |
defined as an alternative form of a single gene passed from generation to generation |
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dominant |
Mendel's name for a specific trait that appeared in the F1 generation |
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recessive |
Mendel's name for a specific trait hidden or masked in F1 generation |
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homozygous |
an organism with two of the same alleles for a particular trait |
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heterozygous |
an organism with two different alleles for a particular trait |
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genotype |
the name of an organism's allele pairs |
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phenotype |
the observable characteristic or outward expression of an allele pair |
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law of segregation |
Mendelian law stating that two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis |
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hybrid |
organism heterozygous for a specific trait |
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law of independent assortment |
states that a random distribution of alleles occurs during gamete formation |
