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| Geneticists use the term character for a heritable feature, such as flower color, that varies among individuals. |
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| Each variant for a character, such as purple or white color for flowers, is called a trait. |
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| Mendel also made sure he started his experiments with varieties that were true-breeding, which means that when the plants self-pollinate, all their offspring are of the same variety. |
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| The mating, or crossing, of two true-breeding varieties is called hybridization. |
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| P, F1, and F2 generations |
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| The true-breeding parents are referred to as the P generation (parental generation), and their hybrid offspring are the F1 generation (first filial generation). Allowing these F1 hybrids to self-pollinate produces an F2 generation (second filial generation). |
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| Alternative versions of genes (different alleles) account for variations in inherited characters. |
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