botany CH10 strategies of inheritance

an unit of genetic inheritance

a cell divisional process in which the chromosomes are duplicated

a cell divisional process in which the chromosome number is reduced by half

having two sets of chromosomes

having one set of unpaired chromosomes

the male sex organs of plants other than gymnosperms and angiosperms [pl. antheridia]

the female sex organ of plants, other than angiosperms [pl. archegonia]

a haploid, gamete-producing plant in the alternation of generations

the sequence of a haploid gametophyte and a diploid sporophyte during the course of a life cycle

a diploid, spore-producing plant in an alternation of generations

an area of spore production on the underside of a fern leaf [pl. sori]

a spore that develops into a male gametophyte

a spore that develops into a female gametophyte

food-storage tissue in seeds; created when the second sperm in the pollen tube unites with the female gametophyte cell that contains two haploid nuclei

a characteristic determined by a gene masking the expression of a comparable, but recessive gene

a genetic characteristic, the expression of which is masked by a comparable but dominant gene

having both dominant and recessive genes for a particular characteristic on homologous chromosomes

having identical genes on homologous chromosomes

the physical appearance of an organism; the visible expression of genes

the genetic constitution of an organism; the actual gene composition

"not good"; a condition in which chromosome numbers are not in exact multiples of the haploid set; having extra or missing chromosomes within the nucleus

having three or more sets of chromosomes per cell

matching chromosome pairs

a hybrid arising from the combination of chromosomes from two different species

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