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freshman genetics terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| F2 Generation | Offspring of a cross between F1 generation |
| Phenotype | Observable trait |
| Allele | Alternate form of a gene |
| Probability | The chance that an event will occur |
| Recessive | Hidden or masked Allele |
| Law of Segregation | Allele pairs separate during meiosis |
| Gregor Mendel | Father of genetics |
| Law of Independent Assortment | The inheritance pattern of one trait will not affect inheritance pattern of another |
| F1 Generation | Resulting offspring from a parental cross |
| Hybrid | An organism that is heterozygous for a specific trait |
| Punnett Square | A method used to predict the possible offspring between parents of known genotype |
| Dominant | An allele that covers or hides another allele in a pair |
| Genetics | The study of heredity |
| Genotype | Allele pair for an organism |
| Heterozygous | 2 different alleles for a trait |
| Homozygous | 2 of the same alleles for a trait |