Chapter 14: Inheritance and Mendel's Genes Flashcards
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Trait
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Each variant of character
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Character
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A heritable feature
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Alleles
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Alternative versions of a gene
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Mendelian genetics
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Study of allele transmission between generations
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True-breeding
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Self-fertilization produces offspring like the parents (homozygous)
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Hybridization
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Mating true-breeding plants with differing traits
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All F1 hybrids display the _____ trait.
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Dominant
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Dominant allele
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Specifies the dominant trait
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Recessive allele
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Specifies the recessive trait
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Heterozygous
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The two alleles are different
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Homozygous
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The two alleles are the same
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Genotype
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The allele status of an organism
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Phenotype
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The appearance of an organism
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Law of Segregation
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The two alleles for each gene separate to different gametes during gamete formation
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F1 progeny are:
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Heterozygous
