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| Mendel's 1st law, stating that the 2 alleles in a pair segregate ( separate from each other) into different gametes during gamete formation. |
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| The true breeding parent individuals from which F1 hybrid offspring are derived in studies of inheritance; P stands for parental. |
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| The 1st filial, hybrid offspring arising from a parental (P generation) cross. |
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| The offspring resulting from from interbreeding (or self pollination) of the hybrid F1 generation. |
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| Having 2 identical alleles for a given gene. |
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| Referring to organisms that produce offspring of the same variety over many generations of self pollination. |
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| An organism that has 2 diff. alleles for a gene. |
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| The genetic makeup, or set of alleles, of an organism. |
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| The observable physical and physiological traits of an organism, which are determined by its genetic makeup. |
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| Law of Independent Assortment |
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| Each pair of alleles segregates independently of each other pair of alleles during gamete formation. |
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