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Define or explain the following terms: i. Offspringsii. Progeny iii. Hybridiv. Character v. Traitvi. Homologous chromosomes or Homologues |
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Answer» i. Offsprings: The individuals produced by sexual reproduction are called offsprings. ii. Progeny: All offsprings produced by the parents are called progeny. iii. Hybrid: Heterozygous individual produced by parents having contrasting characters. e.g. Tt. iv. Character: A visible feature is a character. e.g. height, seed colour. v. Trait: One form of the visible feature. e.g. tallness or dwarfness, yellow or green. vi. Homologous chromosomes or Homologues: Morphologically, physiologically and genetically similar chromosomes present in a diploid cell are called homologues or homologous chromosomes. In each pair of homologous chromosomes, one chromosome is maternal and the other is paternal. |
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