heredity Flashcards

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what is heredity

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the transmission of parents character traits to their offspring

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what is a pure line

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a group of individuals of the same species who only produce offsprings with the same traits, without variation

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what is crossbreeding

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the exchange of gametes between 2 different individuals during sexual reproduction

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what is a hybrid

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an individual obtained by the crossbreeding of 2 genetically different individuals

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what’s a generation

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a group of individuals descended from common parents (brothers and sisters)

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who is gregor mendel

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scientist who was the first to understand how character traits are inherited

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