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A form of intermediate inheritance in which heterozygous alleles are both expressed, resulting in a combined phenotype.
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• Genes
• Heterozygous
• Homozygous
• Phenotype
For example, in cross-pollination experiments between red and white snapdragon plants the resulting offspring are pink.
Chromosomes and Gender
Chromosomes are long, stringy aggregates of genes that carry heredity information. Gender is determined by the presence or absence of certain chromosomes.
Law of Segregation
The principles that govern heredity were discovered by a monk named Gregor Mendel in the 1860's. One of these principles is now called Mendel's law of segregation.
Independent Assortment
This principle of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel states that traits are transmitted to offspring independently of one another.
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