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genetics   the field of biology dedicated to understanding how characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring.  
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heredity   the transmissions of characteristics from parents to offspring.  
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trait   a genetically determined variant of a characteristic, such as yellow flower color.  
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pollination   when pollen grains produced in the male reproductive parts of the flower are transferred to the female reproductive parts of the flower.  
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self-pollination   when pollen is transferred from the anthers of the flower to the stigma of the of that flower.  
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cross-pollination   pollination occurring between flowers of two plants.  
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true-breeding   pure  
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P generation   the true breeding parents  
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F1 generation   the offspring of the P generation  
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F2 generation   the second filial generation  
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dominant   trait that dominates the trait of the other pair  
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recessive   trait that is controlled by the dominant trait  
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law of segregation   states that a pair of factors is segregated during the formation of gametes  
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law of independent assortment   states that factors separate independently of one another during the formation of gametes  
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molecular genetics   the study of the structure and function of chromosomes and genes  
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allele   each of two or more alternative forms of a gene  
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