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gregor mendel
experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics
dominant
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism
parental generation
parental generation, two individuals are mated or crossed to determine or predict the genotypes of their offspring
traits
A genetically determined characteristic or condition
PHENOTYPE
the observable constitution of an organism
f2 generation
the offspring of the f1 GENERATION when the f1 GENERATION is selfpollinated or when two individuals from the f1 GENERATION are crossed
hybrid
the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds
cross pollination
the transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of a plant having a different genetic constitution
f1 generation
the hybrid offspring produced in the cross pollination
allele
any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation
self pollination
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower
PROBABILITY
STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF SOMETHING
recessive
that one of a pair of alternative alleles whose effect is masked by the activity of the second when both are present in the same cell or organism
purebred
of or pertaining to an animal, all of whose ancestors derive over many generations
homozygous
having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
heterozygous
having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic
gene
the basic physical unit of heredity
genetics
science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms
GENOTYPE
the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
heredity
the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring

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