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heredity |
the genetic characters so transmitted. |
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Monohybrid cross |
the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular genepair. |
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P generation |
The first set of parents crossed in which their genotype is the basis for predicting the genotype of their offspring |
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F2 generation |
The second filial generation is designated F2(or F2), |
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dominant |
the more common gene |
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homozygous |
having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditarycharacteristics. |
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genotype |
the sum total of genes transmitted from parent tooffspring. |
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Law of segregation |
that during the production of gametes the twocopies of each hereditary factor segregate so thatoffspring acquire one factor from each parent. |
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Punnett Square |
a type of grid used to show the gametes ofeach parent and their possible offspring; |
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probability |
a chance of somthing happening |
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Sex-linked gene |
a type of gene that is changed because of what sex you you are |
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Incomplete dominance |
it has no domance |
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codominance |
it is a 50 50 domance |
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Genetics |
the things that determine your qualites |
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true-breeding |
a purebred, |
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F1 Generation |
the first filial generation, i.e., the generation of hybrids arising from a first cross. |
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allele |
number of alternative forms of the same gene or same genetic locus |
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recessive |
the incomplete domonint gene |
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heterozygous |
haveing two allels for a single trait |
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phenotype |
the appearance of an organism resulting from the interaction of thegenotype and the environment. |
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Law of independent assortment |
stating that when two ormore characteristics are inherited, |
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Test cross |
crossed genes |
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pedigree |
a genealogical table |
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Polygenic inheritance |
were one gene is influeneced by multypul genes. |
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Multiple alleles |
three or more different forms of a gene. |
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Dihybrid cross |
is breeding experiment between organisms that differ in two traits. |
