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gene idea -
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the model that says that parents pass on discrete heritable unit-genes-that retain their
separate identities in offspring
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Gregor Mendel -
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Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his
eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
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character -
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a heritable feature that varies among individuals (color)
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trait -
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specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another (purple)
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true-breeding -
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term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to
self-pollinate
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hybridization -
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the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce
hybrids
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P generation -
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Parental generation, the first two individuals that mate in a genetic cross.
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F1 generation -
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the first generation of offspring obtained from an experimental cross of two organisms
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