heredity Flashcards
1
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what is heredity
A
the transmission of parents character traits to their offspring
2
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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
3
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what is crossbreeding
A
the exchange of gametes between 2 different individuals during sexual reproduction
4
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what is a hybrid
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an individual obtained by the crossbreeding of 2 genetically different individuals
5
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what’s a generation
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a group of individuals descended from common parents (brothers and sisters)
6
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who is gregor mendel
A
scientist who was the first to understand how character traits are inherited
