Chapter 11.1 Flashcards
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Fertilization
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Process of sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell
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Genetics
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Scientific study of heredity
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Trait
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Specific characteristics of an Individual
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Hybrid
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Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
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Gene
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Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait;
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Allele
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One of a number of different forms of a gene
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Principle of Dominance
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Mendel’s second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
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Segregation
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Separation of alleles during gamete formation
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Gamete
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Sex cell
