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heredity
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the transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring
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traits
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characteristics
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pollination
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occurs when pollen grains are transferred to the stigma
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anthers
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male reproductive parts of the flower
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stigma
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female reproductive parts of the flower
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Self-pollination
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pollen transferred to stigma of same flower or flower on same plant
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Cross-pollination
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involves flowers of 2 different plants
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pure
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plants *pure* for a trait always produce offspring with that trait
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strain
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plants that are pure to a specific trait
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law of segregation
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states that a pair of factors is segregated, or separated, during the formation of gametes
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law of independent assortment
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factors for different characteristics are distributed to gametes independently
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molecular genetics
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the study of the structure and function of chromosomes and genes
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alelle
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each of several alternative forms of a gene
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