Science 4.1

What is HEREDITARY?

HEREDITARY is the passing of physical characteristics.
What is a TRAIT?

Each different form of a characteristic, such as stem height or sedd color is a TRAIT.
What is GENETICS?

GENETICS is the scientific study of hereditary.
What is the process of FERTILIZATION?

A new organism begins to form when egg and sperm join in the process called FERTILIZATION.
What is a PUREBREAD ORGANISM?

A PUREBREAD ORGANISM is the offspring of many generations that have the same trait.
What is a GENE?

A GENE is a word used for the factors that control a trait.

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Science 4.1

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Chapter 4 section 1 vocab cards

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2010-10-26T19:44:00Z