introduction to gentics Flashcards

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Gentics:

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study of heredity )how we get our traits)

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Inheritance:

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set of characteristics passed from parent to offspring

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Fertilization:

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The process in which male and female gametes join to produce a zygote

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Zygote:

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a fertilized egg. It starts as one cell and then grows into a new organism

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“Father of Gentics”:

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Gregor Mendel

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Austrian Monk, teacher, priest, and gardener who worked with…

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garden peas

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Mendel wondered why different pea plants had different _____________, so he started experimenting with them.

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characteristics

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Inheritance is determined by ________ passed from one generation to the next. (these factors are now called _____)

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“factors”, genes

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