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Genes Terms 2 Know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What monk experimented with genes/hereditary? | Gregory Mendel |
| Scientific study of heredity | Genetics |
| -- passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring | Heredity |
| inherited characteristics | Traits |
| male and female sex cells | Gametes |
| when male gametes unite with female ones | Fertilization |
| fertilized cell that develops into seed | Zygote |
| transfer of pollen grains from male to female | Pollination |
| P1 is... | Parents |
| F2 is.. | You |
| F3 is.. | Children |
| Genes come in different forms called | Alleles |
| Offspring from parents of differing traits | Hybrid |
| The trait you see | Dominant |
| Trait that is not expressed if dominant gene is present | Recessive |
| Likelihood that something will happen | Probability |
| Alleles that have the same trait | Homozygous |
| Alleles that have different traits | Heterozygous |
| The way an organism looks or behaves (PHYSICAL) | Phenotype |
| The literal gene combination | Genotype |