Inheritance Notes 1 (mendelian genetics)
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Heredity
The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.
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Trait
Different from of a characteristic (ex. stem height or seed color).
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Genetics
The scientific study of heredity.
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Fertilization
When an egg and sperm join in the process of forming a new organism.
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Purebred
The offspring of many generations that have the same trait.
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Gene
The factors that control a trait.
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Alleles
The different forms of a gene.
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Dominant Allele
One whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
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Recessive Allele
Is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present.
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Hybrid
Organism that has two different alleles for a trait.
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