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Mendalian Genetics
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Biology
10th Grade
11/23/2009

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Gametes
Definition
sex cells
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somatic cells
Definition
regular body cells
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fertilization
Definition
combination of male and female gametes to produce offspring
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cross polination
Definition
usedby mendel to move gametes from one plant to another and vice versa.
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trait
Definition

charecteristic

Ex. height, color, pod shape

Term
Hybrid
Definition
when plants with different traits are crossed
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true breeding plants
Definition
if allowed to, they will only breed with themselve, and results will be the same every time for many generations.
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P-genereation
Definition
(parental) plants started with, true breeding
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dominate genes
Definition
genes that are seen, when tall plants crossed with short plants, and you get tall plants, then tall is dominate.
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Allele
Definition
version of a trait
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Dominant allele
Definition
The alle that is seen in the offspring of two different traits
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Recessive Allele
Definition
The one that is not seen
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Principle of Dominance
Definition
Some alleles are dominant and some are recessive.
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