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genetics vocab - AB

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  • Q1
    The study of heredity.
    Genetics
    30s
  • Q2
    The set of characteristics passed on from parent to child.
    Heredity
    30s
  • Q3
    A haploid cell used in sexual reproduction.
    Gamete
    30s
  • Q4
    Transfer of pollen from a male plant to a female plant.
    Pollination
    30s
  • Q5
    Organism with homozygous traits only.
    Pure (Breeding)
    30s
  • Q6
    A genetic variant of an organism.
    Strain
    30s
  • Q7
    Parental generation.
    P Generation
    30s
  • Q8
    First generation of offspring.  Result of P cross.
    F1 Generation
    30s
  • Q9
    Second generation of offspring.  Result of F1xF1 cross.
    F2 Generation
    30s
  • Q10
    A trait that only needs one parent's copy to be visibly expressed.
    Dominant
    30s
  • Q11
    A trait that needs both parents' copies to be visibly expressed.
    Recessive
    30s
  • Q12
    Two chromosomes that determine biological sex - X and Y
    Sex Chromosomes
    30s
  • Q13
    Every chromosome excluding sex chromosomes.
    Autosomes
    30s
  • Q14
    A specific characteristic of an organism.
    Trait
    30s
  • Q15
    A sequence of DNA that codes for a protein.
    Gene
    30s

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