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Mendelian Genetics
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Biology
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blending hypothesis
Definition
original theory on mixtures of same species
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trait
Definition
variation of a particular character(istic)
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Mendel
Definition
mid 1800s Austrian monk who worked with pea plants
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genetics
Definition
study of heredity
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particulate hypothesis
Definition
the idea that genes are passed from parent to offspring and are responsible for inherited traits
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true-breeding plant
Definition
produce offspring identical in appearance to itself generation after generation
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cross-fertilization/pollination
Definition
move gametes from one plant to another
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hybrid
Definition
offspring of two different true-breeding varieties
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Monohybrid Cross
Definition
Pairing in which the parent plants differ in only one characteristic
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Gametes
Definition
sex cells
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Somatic cells
Definition
regular body cells
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allele
Definition
version of a trait
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Principle of Dominance
Definition
states that some alleles of a trait are dominant and others are recessive
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