Genetics & Mendel Flashcards
1
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what did charles darwin theorize
A
offspring have variations of their parents’ characteristics but unable to explain why
2
Q
Gregor Mendel
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-pea plants
-study genetics, heredity, & variation
3
Q
F1 generation
A
offspring from the cross of the parent
4
Q
hybrids
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individuals that contain more than 1 variation of a trait and therefor can pass on more than one variation to future generations
5
Q
phenotypes
A
the appearance of traits in an organism
6
Q
genotype
A
the specific genes that an organism has