Bio 181 Chapter 14 questions well answered

Bio 181 Chapter 14"blending" hypothesis - correct answer The idea that genetic material from the two parents blends together (like blue and yellow paint blend to make green) "particulate" hypothesis - correct answer the idea that parents pass on discrete heritable units (genes) character - correct answer A heritable feature that varies among individuals (such as flower color) trait - correct answer Each variant for a character, such as purple or white color for flowers true-breeding - correct answer plants that produce offspring of the same variety when they self-pollinate hybridization - correct answer mating of two contrasting, true-breeding varieties P generation - correct answer The true-breeding parents F1 generation - correct answer The hybrid offspring of the P generation F2 generation - correct answer When F1 individuals self-pollinate or cross- pollinate with other F1 hybrids heritable factor - correct answer gene alleles - correct answer alternative versions of genes account for variations in inherited characters.