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| the passing of traits from parents to offspring |
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| a characterisitic which is passed on from parent to offspring |
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| an expression of a trait Ex. brown eyes vs. blue eyes |
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| the process by which sperm unites with egg to produce a single cell having one chromosome of each type from each parent |
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| a cell formed from the union of sperm and egg; first cell to have a complete set of chromosomes |
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| the process of transferring male reproductive structures to female reproductive structures in a plant |
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| an Austrian monk who studied the transfer of traits in pea plants; worked out the fundamental patterns by which genetic traits are transferred from parent to offspring |
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| a trait which is expressed over another trait |
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| a trait which is hidden by another trait |
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| either two dominant traits or two recessive traits are paired together |
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| a dominant trait is paired with a recessive trait |
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| every individual has two alleles of each gene and when gametes are produced, each gamete receives one of these alleles; during fertilization, these alleles randomly pair to produce for combinations of traits |
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| a ratio describing the observed ocurrence of the dominant trait to the recessive trait |
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| a ratio describing the occurrence of pure dominant::hybrid::pure recessive |
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| traits which are reported as being the same alleles paired together Ex. TT or tt |
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| traits which are reported as being unlike alleles paired together Ex. Tt |
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