intro

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-father of genetics
-claimed that every living thing has a set of characteristics
- studied 7 different pea plants

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Gregor Mendel

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scientific study of heredity and variation

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Genetics

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if allowed to self pollinate, they would produce offspring identical to themselves

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True breeding

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from one organism to another organism

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Cross breeding

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offspring of crosses between parents with different traits

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Hybrids

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-first filial generation
-first product of true breeding

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F1

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first parent generation

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P1

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inheritance is factors passed from generation to another generation

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Genes

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different forms of genes

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Alleles

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covers a recessive allele; trait will be expressed with only one copy present

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Dominant allele

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covered of a dominant allele; trait will only be expressed when no dominant alleles are present

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Recessive allele

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likelihood that a particular event will occur

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Probability

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diagram to determine genetic crosses

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Punnett Squares

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organism that has 2 identical allele for trait

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Homozygous

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organism that has 2 different allele for trait

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Heterozygous

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physical characteristics that is observed

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Phenotype

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genetic make-up of the organism (ex: Tt, TT, tt)

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Genotype

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traits don’t blend

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Mendelian Genetics

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genes that segregate independently

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Independent assortment

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some alleles are dominant and others are recessive.

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principle of dominance

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when one allele is not dominant over another

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Incomplete dominance

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both alleles contribute to the phenotype of an organism

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Codominance

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traits controlled by 2 or more genes

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Polygenic traits

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when 2 or more alleles exist

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Multiple Alleles

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a specific characteristic varying among individuals

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trait

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a portion of DNA determining a trait; found on the chromosomes

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Gene

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reproductive cells (aka: sex cells; sperm & egg)

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gametes

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_________ is determined by factors passed from one generation to the next.

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inheritance

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A gamete carries only one copy of each gene.

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Segregation