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pollination | The transfer of male gametes (pollen) to the pistil of a flower |
genetics | The branch of biology that studies of heredity |
genotype | The combination of genes in an organism |
phenotype | The outwards appearance of an organism |
heterozygous | Two different alleles. |
homozogous | Two identical alleles. |
trait | A characteristic that can be inherited. Can be dominant or recessive |
allele | An alternative form of a gene for each variation of a trait an organism has |
recessive | A trait that can be masked by the dominant trait |
dominant | The observed trait. Masks the recessive form of the trait |
fertilization | The fusion of the male and female gametes. |
gametes | Sex cells |
hybrid | Offspring of parents that have different forms of a trait |
Mendel | Founded the science of Genetics. |