Green Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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Cross fertilization
A
Female and male gametes from two different plants form a zygote
2
Q
Self fertilization
A
Female and male gametes (egg and pollen) from the same plant form a zygote
3
Q
Gregor mendel
A
Father of Genetics; applied his knowledge of probability and numbers to study the genetics of pea plants
4
Q
Mendels laws
A
Law of Dominance, Law of Segregation, Law of Independent Assortment
5
Q
Dominance
A
If two alleles in a gene pair are different, then one allele can control the trait and the other can be hidden
6
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Independent assortment
A
Gene pairs segregate into gametes randomly and independently of each other
7
Q
Segregation
A
Each pair of genes segregates, or separates, during meiosis and each gamete contains one gene from each gene pair
