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intro to genetics-au

key terms of chapter 11.

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the scientific study of heredity. genetics
when male and female reproductive cells join during sexual reproduction. fertilization
a specific characteristic, such as a seeds coloror plant height, on an individual. trait
the offspring of crosses between parents with different traits. hybrids
factors that are passed from parent to offspring. genes
The different forms of a gene alleles
mendel's second conclusion. this principle states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive principle of dominance
separation of allels segregation
sex cells gametes
the likelihood that a particular event will occur. probability
organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular gene are said to be: homozygous
organisms that have two different alleles for the same gene are called: heterozygous
physical traits phenotype
genetic makeup genotype
uses mathematical probability to help predict the genotype and phenotype combinations in genetic crosses punnet square
cases in which one allele is not completely dominant over another incomplete dominance
where the phenotype produced by both alleles are clearly expressed. codominance
many genes exist in several different forms and are therefore said to have multiple alleles. multiple alleles
Many traits are produced by the interaction of several genes. polygenic traits
Created by: aullom
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