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ABO Blood Type: an example of a characteristic due to multiple alleles
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Allele: different version of a gene
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Codominance: occurs when both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype of the heterozygote
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Dominant Allele: expressed allele in a heterozygote
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Genetics: the science of heredity
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Genotype: the alleles an individual inherits
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Heterozygote: an organism with two different alleles
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Homozygote: an organism with two alleles of the same type
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Hybrid: the offspring of cross-pollination
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Incomplete Dominance: occurs when the dominant allele is not completely dominant
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Law of Independent Assortment: states that factors controlling different characteristics are inherited independently of each other
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Law of Segregation: states that there are two factors controlling a given characteristic, one of which dominates the other, and these factors separate and go to different gametes
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Meiosis: cell division involved in gamete formation
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Phenotype: the expression of an organism's genotype
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Pollination: fertilization process in the sexual reproduction of plants
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Polygenic Characteristic: are controlled by more than one gene, and each gene may have two or more alleles
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Probability: the likelihood, or chance, that a certain event will occur
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Punnett Square: a chart that allows you to easily determine the expected percents of different genotypes in the offspring of two parents
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Recessive Allele: allele that is not expressed in a heterozygote