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| Allele | an alternate form of a gene. Varients that occur at the same locus. |
| Anther | the microsporangium of an angiosperm in which pollen grains are produced |
| Cross pollination | a reproductive process in which pollen from one plant is transferred to the stigma of another plant |
| Dominant | allele that masks the presence of another allele for the same characteristic |
| F1 generation | the offspring of cross pollinated P1 generation plants |
| F2 generation | off spring of self pollinated F1 generation plants |
| Genetics | the field of biology devoted to understanding how traits are passed from parents to offspring |
| Heredity | the transmission of traits from parents to their offspring |
| Law of Independent assortment | pairs of genes separate independently of one another in meiosis |
| Law of segregation | pairs of genes separate in meiosis and each gamete receives one gene of a pair |
| Molecular genetics | study of structure and function of chromosomes and genes |
| P1 generation | a strain obtained through self pollination |
| Pollination | the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma of a flower of the same species. |
| Pure | that are pure for a trait always produce offspring with that trait |
| Recessive | trait that is not physically expressed in heterozygote. In order for the trait to be expressed, there must be two copies of the allele |
| Self pollination | pollination of the same flower same plant or 2 genetically identical plants |
| Stigma | expanded apex of a pistil part that receives pollen |
| Strain | denotes plants that are pure for a specific trait |
| Trait | category within which alternate characteristics can be observed |
