heredity- Passing on of characteristics from parent to offspring.
trait- Characteristics that is inherited; can be either dominate or recessive.
genetics- Branch of biology that studies heredity.
gamete- Male and female sex cells; sperm and eggs.
fertilization-Fusion of male and female gametes.
zygote- Diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes the egg.
pollination- From male reproductive organs to female reproductive organs of a plant usually within the same species.
allele- alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait of an organism.
dominate- observed trait of an organism that masks the recessive of a trait.
recessive- trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominate form of a trait.
law of segregation- Mendelian principle explaining that because each plant has two different alleles, it can produce two different gametes. during fertilization male and female gametes randomly pair to produce four combination of alleles.
phenotype- out word apearance of an organism regardless of its genes.
genotype-combination of genes in one organism.
homozygous- when there are two identical alleles for a trait.
heterozygous- when there are two different alleles for a trait.
law of independent assortment- Mendelian principle stating that gens for different traits are inherited independently of each other.
trait- Characteristics that is inherited; can be either dominate or recessive.
genetics- Branch of biology that studies heredity.
gamete- Male and female sex cells; sperm and eggs.
fertilization-Fusion of male and female gametes.
zygote- Diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes the egg.
pollination- From male reproductive organs to female reproductive organs of a plant usually within the same species.
allele- alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait of an organism.
dominate- observed trait of an organism that masks the recessive of a trait.
recessive- trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominate form of a trait.
law of segregation- Mendelian principle explaining that because each plant has two different alleles, it can produce two different gametes. during fertilization male and female gametes randomly pair to produce four combination of alleles.
phenotype- out word apearance of an organism regardless of its genes.
genotype-combination of genes in one organism.
homozygous- when there are two identical alleles for a trait.
heterozygous- when there are two different alleles for a trait.
law of independent assortment- Mendelian principle stating that gens for different traits are inherited independently of each other.