CELL DIVISION
MEIOSIS AND GENETIC VARIATION
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phenotype
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genotype
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hybrid
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purebred
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Detailed explanation-1: -Purebred-Also called HOMOZYGOUS and consists of gene pairs with genes that are the SAME. Hybrid-Also called HETEROZYGOUS and consists of gene pairs that are DIFFERENT.
Detailed explanation-2: -A true breeding is a kind of breeding wherein the parents would produce offspring that would carry the same phenotype. This means that the parents are homozygous for every trait.
Detailed explanation-3: -Homozygous, or homozygosity, refers to the inheritance of genes from each biological parent. The variant results from a mutation that changes the DNA sequence making up a gene. Experts refer to variations in genes as alleles. If the alleles are identical, a person is homozygous for that gene.
Detailed explanation-4: -A true-breeding plant is one that, when self-fertilized, only produces offspring with the same traits. True-breeding organisms are genetically identical and have identical alleles for specified traits. The alleles for these type of organisms are homozygous.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kids Definition purebred. adjective. pure·bred-ˈbred. : bred from members of a recognized breed, strain, or kind without cross-breeding over many generations.