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22 Cards in this Set
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Heredity |
Traits passed down from parents to their offspring |
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Who was the first to explore heredity and what did he experiment with |
Gregor Mendel and pea plants |
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Genotype |
The inherited combination of alleles |
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Phenotype |
The organisms appearance as determined by the genotype |
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Punnet Square |
A diagram that is used to predict all possible outcomes of a cross between two parents |
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What are Chromosomes and how many do humans have |
Wrapped up and packaged bundles of DNA, and humans have 23 pairs of them |
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Genes |
Sections of chromosomes that stand for our inherited traits. |
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Asexual Reproduction |
The process of forming a new individual from a single parent. They inherit all the same traits and genes. |
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Sexual Reproduction |
The process of forming a new individual from two parents. Sperm and egg cells form a combined organism with both parents genes and traits and are more unique |
How many parents? What do they inherit? |
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What’s a mutation and what happens during one |
A change in an organisms DNA that brings new traits. Genetic material is inserted, deleted, or substituted |
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Punnet Square |
It’s used for predicting possible outcomes for a genotype in an organism |
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The female part of the flower |
Pistil |
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Seedling |
A small plant that is just starting to grow |
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The place where pollen develops and is stores |
Anther |
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The female sex cell in a plant |
Ovary |
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Fertilisation |
Occurs when the sperm and egg cells unite |
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Pollen |
Plant sperm |
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Stamen |
The male part of a flower |
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Filament |
The stalk that supports the anther |
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The part of the plant that receives pollen |
Stigma |
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Protective leaf like substance for the flower bud |
Sepal |
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The part that connects the stigma and ovary |
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