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trait
variation of a particular inherited character
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genetics
study of heredity
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cross fertilization
process by which sperm from one flower's pollen fertilizes the eggs in a flower of a different plant
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hybrid
off-sping of two different true-breeding varieties
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monohybrid cross
mating of two organisms that differ in only one character
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allele
alternative form of a gene
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homozygous
having two identical alleles for a gene
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heterozygous
having two different alleles for a gene
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dominant
descriptive of an allele in a heterozygous individual that appears to be the only one affecting trait
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recessive
descriptive of an allele in a heterozygous individual that does not appear to affect a trait
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punnett square
diagram showing the probabilities of the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
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phenotype
observable traits of an organism
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genotype
genetic makeup of an organism; combination of alleles
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testcross
mating of and individual of unknown genotype but dominant phenotype with a homozygous recessive individual
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dihybrid cross
mating of two organisms that differ in two characters
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intermediate inheritance
inheritance in which heterozygotes have a phenotype
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pedigree
a chart that shows the inheritance of a particular trait in a family
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sex-linked gene
genes located on sex chromosomes
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codominance
more than two alleles
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carrier
organism who can carry a certain gene or disease
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genetic conselour
a person who can give you all the probabilities of what your baby will be like
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