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15 Cards in this Set
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Trait (pg. 206)
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variation of a particular inherited character
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Genetics (pg. 206)
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study of heredity
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Cross-fertilization (pg. 207)
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process by which sperm from one flower's pollen fertilizes the eggs in the flower of a different plant
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hybrid (pg. 208)
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offspring of two different true-breeding varities
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monohybrid cross (pg. 208)
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mating of two organisms that differ in only one character
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allele (pg. 209)
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alternative form of a gene
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homozygous (pg. 209)
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having identical alleles for a gene
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heterozygous (pg. 209)
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having differnt alleles for a gene
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dominant (pg. 209)
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description of an allele in a heterozygous individual that appears to be the only one affecting a trait
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recessive (pg. 209)
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description of allele in a heterozygous individual that does not appear to affect a trait
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Punnett square (pg. 210)
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diagram showing the probabilities of the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
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phenotype (pg. 211)
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observable traits of an organism
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genotype (pg. 211)
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genetic makeup of an organism; an organism's combination of alleles
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testcross (pg. 211)
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mating of an individual of unknown genotype but dominant phenotype with a homozygous recessive individual
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dihybrid cross (pg. 212)
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mating of two organisms that differ in two characters
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