bio vocab terms (genetics)

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anther

the male sex organ of a flower

dominant

defines an allele that is always expressed when present

F1 generation

the first generation of offspring from a set of parents (children)

F2 generation

the second generation of offspring (grandchildren)

geneticist

one who studies genetics

genotype

the genetic information carried by an organism, whether expressed or not

heterozygous

two different alleles for the same trait

homozygous

two matching alleles for the same trait

hybrid

bred from a true-breeding dominant and a true-breeding recessive

ovary

the female sex organ in a flower

ovule

the female sex cell of a flower

phenotype

the physical makeup of an organism

pollen

the male sex cell in a flower

pollenation

flower sex

probability

a number between 0 and 1 expressing the likelyhood of something happening

Punnett square

a tool for finding the chances of a trait being expressed

recessive

defines an allele that will not be expressed if a dominant allele is present

segregation

the separation of alleles

true-breeding

an organism that is homozygous