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chapter 11 s 1
vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Genetics | The scientific study of heredity. |
| Heredity | it holds the key to understanding what makes each species unique. |
| true-breeding | organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate. |
| trait | a specific characteristic that veries from one indevidual to another. |
| hybrids | the offspring of crosses between parents with different traits. |
| Genes | chemical factors that determine a trait. |
| alleles | The different forms of a gene. |
| Principle of Dominance | some alleles are dominant and others are recessive. |
| Dominant trait | a particular form of a trait will always exhibit that form of the trait. |
| Recessive trait | a prticular form of a trait will exhibit that form only when the dominant allele is not present. |
| Principle of Segregation | each plant produces two types of gametes, with the allele for tallness and with the allele for shortness. |
| Gametes | specialized cell involved in sexual reeproduction. |