3.1 Mendel and His Peas Flashcards
1
Q
the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring
A
heredity
2
Q
the trait observed in the 1st generation when parents that have different traits are bred
A
dominant trait
3
Q
a trait that is apparent only when 2 recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited
A
recessive trait
4
Q
pollen from 1 flower fertilizes the ovule of the same flower
A
self-pollinating plant
5
Q
its offspring will have the same trait as the parent
A
true-breeding plant
6
Q
pollen from 1 plant fertilizes the ovule of a flower on a different plant
A
cross-pollination
7
Q
relationship between 2 different numbers that is often expressed as a fraction
A
ratio
8
Q
different forms such as red hair
A
traits
9
Q
feature that has different forms in a population
A
characteristic
