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18 Cards in this Set
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Mendel
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the father of genetics
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Heredity
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the passing of traits to offspring
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Genetics
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the science of heredity
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Monohybrid Cross
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a cross between two parents, for different versions of a single trait
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Dihybrid Cross
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a study of inheritance patterns for organisms differing in two traits
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True-breeding/ purebred
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organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves
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P generation
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parent generation, mother and father
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F1 generation
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first generation of offspring
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F2 generation
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second generation of offspring from the p generation
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Allele
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the different forms of a gene
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Dominant
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if a dominant allele is present, it is displayed
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Recessive
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a gene not visable, unless they are homologous
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Homozygous
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organisms that have two identical alleles
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Heterozygous
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organisms that have two different alleles for a trait
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Genotype
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one's genetic makeup
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Phenotype
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one's physical characteristics
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Punnett Squares
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are used to predict phenotype and geneotype of an offspring
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Polygenic
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when the information for a trait is coded for by more than one gene
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