Term |
Definition |
Heredity |
the passing of traits from parent to offspring. |
hybrid |
mix of two different things. |
recessive trait |
a trait that reappears in the secoond generstion after dissapearing in the first generation. |
dominant trait |
the trait that always shows up in each generation. big P |
true-breeders/pure bred |
the offspring will have the same traits as the parent |
crosspolination |
pollon from one plant fertilizes the ovule of a flower on a different plant |
charasteristic |
the feature that has different forms in a population. |
traits |
the different forms. (brown hair , blue eyes etc.) |
who was gregor mandel? |
gregor mendel worked i a monostary and descoverd the principals of heredity |