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15 Cards in this Set
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GENETICS
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SCIENCE OF HEREDITY
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GREGORY MENDEL
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AUGUSTINIAN MONK WHO DISCOVERED THE FUNDEMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS BY BREEDING GARDEN PEAS.
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STAMEN
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A POLLEN-PRODUCING MALE REPRODUCTIVE PART OF A FLOWER, CONSISTING OF A STALK AND AN ANTHER.
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CARPEL
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THE FEMALE PART OF THE FLOWER, CONSISTING OF A STALK WITH AN OVARY AT THE BASE AND A STIGMA, WHICH TRAPS POLLEN, AT THE TIP.
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ANTHER
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A SAC WHICH POLLEN GRAINS DEVELOP, LOCATED AT THE TIP OF A FLOWER'S STAMEN.
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STIGMA
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THE STICKY TIP OF A FLOWER'S CARPEL, WHICH TRAPS POLLEN GRAINS.
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HYBRIDS
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THE OFFSPRING OF TWO DIFFERENT VARIETIES. THE CROSS FERTILIZATION ITSELF IS HYBRIDIZATION OR SIMPLY A CROSS.
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ALLELE
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AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF A GENE.
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DOMINANT ALLELE
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IN A HETEROZYGOTE, THE ALLELE THAT DETERMINES THE PHENOTYPE(EXPRESSED TRAIT) WITH RESPECT TO A PARTICULAR GENE.
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RECESSIVE ALLEVE
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IN A HETEROZYGOUS INDIVIDUAL, THE ALLELE THAT HAS NO NOTICEABLE EFFECT ON THE PHENOTYPE(EXPRESSED TRAIT OF AN ORGANISM).
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HETEROZYGOUS
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HAVING TWO DIFFERENT ALLELES FOR A GIVEN GENE.
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PUNNETT SQUARE
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DIAGRAM USED IN THE STUDY OF INHERITANCE TO SHOW THE RESULTS OF RANDOM FERTILIZATION.
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PHENOTYPE
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THE EXPRESSED TRAITS OF AN ORGANISM.
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GENOTYPE
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THE GENETIC MAKEUP OF AN ORGANISM.
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HOMOZYGOUS
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HAVING TWO INDENTICAL ALLELES FOR A GIVEN GENE.
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