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What is heredity?
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the passing of traits from parents to offspring
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p.56
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Who was Gregor Mendel?
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use plants to study the way traits are passed from parents to offspring
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p.56
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What is a self-pollinating plant?
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contains both male and female reproductive structures
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p.57
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What is a true-breeding plant that self pollinates?
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it will always produce offspring with the same trait the parent plant has
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ex. a tall true-breeding plant will always produce offspring that are tall
p.58 |
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What is cross-pollination?
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pollen from another plant is used to fertilie the plant without anthers
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p.58
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What is the dominant trait?
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the trait that appeared
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p.59
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What is the recessive trait?
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the trait that receded into the background
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p.59
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What are traits?
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inherited forms of characteristics
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p.72
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What plant did Gregor Mendel use to study heredity?
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peas
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p.72
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What are traits?
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inherited forms of characteristics
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p.72
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What plant did Gregor Mendel use to study heredity?
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peas
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p.72
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