3.1 Flashcards
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the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring
heredity
the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits bred
dominant trait
a trait that reappears in the second generation after disapearing in the first generation when parents with different traits bred
recessive trait
has both male and female reproductive structures
self-pollinating plant
all of its offspring will have the same traits as the parent.
true-breeding plant
pollen from one plant fertilizes the ovule of a flower on a different plant
cross-pollination
a feature that has different forms in a population
characteristic
offspring from such a cross
first-generation
to go away or back off
recede
relationship between two different numbers that is expressed often as a fraction
ratio
the difference between forms
trait