| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hybrid | Organism produced by crossing parents that have different traits. |
| genotype | genetic makeup |
| haploid | containing a single set of chromosomes |
| genes | structures in chromosomes that control charecteristics |
| self pollination | fertilization of egg cells by pollen from the same plant |
| heredity | biological inheritance |
| punnett square | diagram that indicates all possible genotypes of a genetic cross |
| diploid | containing two sets of chromosomes |
| alleles | different forms of a gene |
| genetics | the study of heredity |
| segregation | separation of alleles |
| traits | another word for characteristics |
| recessive | allele that is hidden by a dominant allele |
| crossing over | exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes |
| cross pollination | fertilization of egg cells by pollen from a different plant |
| purebred | another word for homozygous |
| gametes | reproductive cells |
| dominant | allele that prevents the expression of a recessive allele |
| meiosis | process of reduction division |
| phenotype | physical characteristics that result from heredity |
| heterozygous | having two different alleles for the same trait |
| independent assortment | principle that states that the inheritance of a gene for one trait does not affect the inheritance of the gene for another trait |
| environment | all the outside forces that act on an organism |
| Gregor Mendel | father of genetics |
| pea | Mendel used...plants for his study |
| 7 | Mendel identified how many distinct contrasting pairs of traits |
| produced | Mendel controlled the way that the pea plants.... |
| self pollination | which type of pollination produces offspring that are purebred |
| cross pollination | what type of pollination produces offspring that are not identical to the parent |
| 7 pairs of traits | what are the seed shape, seed color, seed coat color, pod shape, pod color, flower position, and plant height called... |
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