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Genetics
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Scientific study of heredity.
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Fertilization
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Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female productive cells join to form a new cell.
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True-Breeding
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Term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate.
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Trait
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Specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another.
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Hybrid
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Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits.
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Gene
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Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait.
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Allele
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One of a number of different forms of a gene.
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Segregation
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Separation of alleles during gamete.
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Gamete
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Specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction.
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Probability
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Likelihood that a particular event will occur.
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Punnett Square
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Diagram showing the gene combinations that might result from a genetic cross.
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Homozygous
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Term used to refer to an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait.
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Heterozygous
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Term used to refer to an organism that has two different alleles for the same trait.
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Phenotype
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Physical characteristics of an organism.
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Genotype
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Genetic makeup of an organism.
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