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Biology - Genetics

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What is the term for the technique in which pollen is transferred between flowers of two different plants?

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What is the process called when pollen is transferred to flowers of the same plant?

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What is the term used to describe the parent generation in genetic studies?

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What term refers to an organism that produces offspring with only one form of a trait?

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What is the term for the first filial generation in genetic studies?

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What is the term for a trait that appears in an organism and can mask another factor for a characteristic, represented by (Y)?

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What is the term for a trait that is hidden or masked, represented by (y)?

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What term is used to describe an organism with two different traits?

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What are the different forms of a gene called?

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What is the unit of factors on a chromosome known as?

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What term describes the physical appearance of an organism, such as yellow seeds?

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What is the term for the genetic makeup or the organism's allele pairs, such as (Yy)?

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What is the term for when both alleles for a trait are the same, such as yellow seed (YY)?

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What is the term for when alleles for a trait are different, such as (Yy)?

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What is the term for the likelihood that a specific event will occur?

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What are the two rules of probability related to genetic events?

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