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Heredity
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passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring
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trait
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inherited characteristic
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genetics
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study of heredity
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gametes
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male and female sex cells
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fertilization
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uniting of male and female gamete
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zygote
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fertilized cell
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pollination
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transfer of pollen to female reproductive organ in plants
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monohybrid cross
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crossing of one trait
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hybrid
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offspring of parents that have different forms of a trait
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allele
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alternative forms of genes
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dominant
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observed trait
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recessive
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unobserved trait
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rule of dominance
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only the dominant trait is observed
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rule of unit factors
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each organism has two alleles that control each of its traits
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law of segregation
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gametes receive one allele and are randomly paired in fertilization
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