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| The scientific study of heredity. |
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| Produces a new cell, which develops into a tiny embryo encased within a seed. |
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| Organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate. |
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| Specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another. |
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| Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits. |
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| Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait. |
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| One of a number of different forms of a gene. |
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| Separation of alleles during gamete formation. |
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| Specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction. |
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| Likelihood that a particular event will occur. |
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| Diagram showing the gene combination that might result from a genetic cross. |
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| Organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait. |
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| An organism that has two different alleles for the same trait. |
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| Physical characteristics of an organism. |
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| Genetic makeup of an organism. |
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| Independent segregation of genes during the formation of gametes. |
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| Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another. |
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| Situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of the organism. |
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| Three or more Alleles of the same gene. |
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| Traits controlled by two or more genes. |
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