Vocabulary
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| Allele | alternative forms of genes
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| dominant trait | the trait that is observed
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| Heredity | passing on characteristics from parent to off-spring
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| Genetics | the study of heredity
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| Traits | characteristics inherited
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| Gametes | sex cells
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| Pollination | transfer of pollen to the pistil
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| Fertilization | male gamete in the pollen grain meets and fuses with the female gamete in the ovule
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| Hybrid | off-spring of the parent that has different form of the same trait (short / tall)
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| Recessive | trait that is not visible
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| Phenotype | visible characteristics
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| Genotype | genetic characteristics
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| Heterozygous | if the two alleles for a trait differ from one another
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| Diloid | a cell with two of each kind of chromosome (2n)
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| Haploid | a cell with one of each kind of chromosome (n)
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| Homologous chromosomes | paired chromosomes in a diploid cell
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| Meiosis | cell division that produces a gamete containing half the number of chromosomes of its parent
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| Sexual Reproduction | reproduction that involves the production and fusion of haploid cells
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| Crossing over | exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids from homologous chromosomes during Prophase I of meiosis
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| Genetic recombination | major sourse of genetic variation caused by reassortment or crossing over during meiosis
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| Nondisjunction | failure of homologous chromosomes to separate properly during meiosis
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