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Gregor Mendel
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Genetics
Scientific study of heredity
Fertilization
Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell.
Mendel's studies and conclusions about inheritance
Mendel cross-pollinated pea plants, he cut off the male parts of one flower and then dusted the female part with pollen from another flower.
Trait
specific characteristic of an individual
Gene
sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from parent to offspring
Hybid
offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
Allele
one of a number of different forms of a gene
Segregation
separation of alleles during gamete formation
Gametes
sex cell
Principle of Dominance
Mendel’s second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant
and others are recessive
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Gregor Mendel
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Updated
2010-06-16T02:15:52Z
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