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Gregor Mendel
Austrian monk, father of genetics
self-fertilization
male and female gametes of same flower combine
genetics
science of heretity, or inherited traits
True-breeding
organism that produce same traits generation after generation
cross-pollination
crossing gametes of different of true breeding organisms (pea plants)
P-generation
parent generation
F1 generation
offspring of the P-cross
F2 generation
the offspring of F1 cross
Allele
different form of 1 gene
Dominant
the trait that appears
Recessive
the trait that is masked
Homozygous
2 of the same alleles for 1 trait
Heterozygous
2 different alleles for 1 trait