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Genetics Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Heredity | The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring. |
Trait | A characteristic such as height or color. |
Genetics | The scientific study of heredity |
Fertilization | The joining of sperm and egg. |
Purebred | The offspring of many generations that have the same trait. |
F1 generation | First generation. |
F2 generation | Second generation. |
P generation | Parents. |
Gene | factors that control a trait. |
Alleles | different forms of a gene. |
Hybrid | An organism that has two different alleles for a trait. |
Mendel | The father of genetics. |