chapter 11
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| genetics | scientific study of heredity
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| fertilization | process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell
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| true - breeding | term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate
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| trait | specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another
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| hybrid | offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
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| gene | sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
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| allele | one of a number of different forms of a gene
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| segregation | separation of alleles during gamete formation (Tt to T and t)
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| Punnet Square | diagram showing the gene combinations that might result from a genetic cross
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| homozygous | term used to refer to an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait
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| heterozygous | term used to refer to an organism that has two different alleles for the same trait
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| phenotype | physical characteristics of an organism
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| genotype | genetic makeup of an organism
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| incomplete dominance | situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another
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| independent assortment | independent segregation of genes during the formation of gametes
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| codominance | situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of the organism
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| multiple alleles | three or more alleles of the same gene
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| polygenic traits | trait controlled by two or more genes
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| heredity | the passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring
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| Law of Dominance | Some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
dominant are CAPITAL letters
recessive are lower case letters
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| recessive trait |
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| dominant trait |
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