Plant Genetics

3. small synthetic organic compound.
4. Fusion of gametes or of their nuclei in reproduction.
5. part of the plant stem between nodes.
6. where microtubules are produced
7. Transports sucrose and other dissolved solids around the plant.
8. genes which regulate how body parts are formed and in what location.
15. region of the chromosome where microtubules attach.
17. part of the stem from which a leaf, branch, or root grows.
19. a gene or genetic material from one plant which has been place in another.
20. process by which cells generate new proteins
22. activity of getting rid of vermin.
24. decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water.
26. having a pair of each type of chromosome; chromosome number is doubled.
27. loose membranous outer covering.

1. chromosome pairs, one from each parent which are similar in length, gene position, and centromere location.
2. Having a single set of chromosomes.
4. two identical copies of a single chromosome which are connected by centromeres.
9. having the ability to differentiate into all cell types.
10. sexual form of a plant in alternation of generations.
11. asexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.
12. join plants by insertion or by placing in close contact.
13. Over random exchange of genes which result in a mixture of parental characteristics in offspring.
14. refers to the passage of genetic code from parent to offspring
16. destruction of the cells from the inside out.
18. cytoplasmic division of a cell which results in two daughter cells.
21. protein structures which move chromosomes through the cell.
23. two strands into which move chromosomes divides during cell division.
25. pair of homologous chromosomes.