Unit D vocabulary 54-61
Terms
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- clone
- an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it is produced
- recessive
- an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
- homozygous
- having two identical allele for a trait
- probability
- the likelihood that a particular event will occur
- style
- narrow elongated part of the pistil between the o____ and the stigma
- genetics
- The scientific study of variation and heredity
- stamen
- male reproductive part of a flower
- offspring
- product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents
- phenotype
- An organism's physical appearance or visible trait (orange tail)
- heterozygous
- having two different alleles for a trait
- traits
- a specific variation of a characteristic that an organism can pass on to it's offspring through it's genes
- characteristics
- A physical attribute of an organism such as hair color, height, color pattern, etc.
- allele
- different forms for the same genes
- anther
- upper part of the stamen where the pollen is produced
- inherited
- Transmitted through genes from parents to offspring
- stigma
- upper tip of the pistil of the flower, receives the pollen
- heredity
- the passing of traits from parents to offspring
- genotype
- An organism's genetic makeup or allele combination
- pistil
- female reproductive part of a flower
- filament
- stalk-part of the stamen that supports the anther
- genes
- A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
- random
- by chance, likelihood that a particular event will occur