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Genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genetics | Scientific study of heredity |
| Fertilization | Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell |
| Trait | Specific characteristic of an individual |
| True-Breeding (Pure) | |
| Hybrid | Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits |
| Segregation | Separation of alleles during gamete formation |
| Independent Assortment | One of Medel's principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes |
| Gametes | Sex cell |
| Homozygous | Having two identical alleles for a particular gene |
| Heterozygous | Having two different alleles for a particular gene |
| Phenotype | Physical characteristics of an organism |
| Genotype | Genetic makeup of an organism |
| Dominant | |
| Recessive | |
| Allele | |
| Incomplete Dominance | |
| Co-dominance | |
| Punnett Square | |
| Multiple Allele Trait |