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Biology Genetic Term

Biology Genetic Terms

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heredity passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring
trait characteristic that is inherited, can be dominant or recessive
genetics branch of biology that studies heredity
gamete male and female sex cells, sperm and egg
fertilization fusion of male and female gametes
zygote diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg
pollination male reproductive organs to female reproductive organs of plants, usually the same species. Asexual Reproduction.
hybrid offspring of parents having different forms of a trait
allele different forms of a gene for each variation of a trait of an organism
dominant trait that masks the recessive for of the trait
recessive trait that can be masked by the dominant form of the trait
law of segregation each plant has 2 different alleles, can produce 2 different types of gametes. Male and female gametes randomly pair to produce 4 allele combinations
phenotype outward appearance of an organism, regardless of genes
genotype combination of genes in an organism
homozygous two identical alleles for a trait
heterozygous two different alleles for a trait
law of independent assortment genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other
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