Module 4 Vocabulary

2. reproduction a form of asexual reproduction in which offspring grow from a part of a parent plant.
6. a section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.
14. occurs when pollen grains land on a female plant structure of the same species.
15. the two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait.
16. the growth of a plant toward or away from the light-sensing chemical that helps it detect light.
17. reproduction a type of reproduction in which the genetic materials from two different cells combine producing offspring that are genetically different from their parents.
20. when the two alleles of a gene are different.
21. shows phenotypes of genetically related family members.

1. when an offspring grows from a piece of its parent.
3. the response of a plant to touch.
4. a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.
5. reproduction occurs when only one parent organism or part of that organism produces a new organism.
7. the response of a plant to gravity.
8. when the two alleles of a gene are the same.
9. how the trait appears.
10. a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.
11. the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
12. the way an organism reacts to other organisms or to its environment.
13. the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
18. the different forms of a gene.
19. a form of asexual reproduction where an organism grows on the body of its parent.