Element
An element is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances, an element is made up of only one type of atom.
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It is important that it has half because there is a half that comes from each parent. so to equal it all out human gametes have a half set of dna instead of a full set
Varieties of plants in which self-fertilization produces offspring that are identical to the parents are referred to as true-breeding. In this process the parents will pass down specific phenotypic trait of their offspring. True bred organisms will have pure genotype (genetic make up of an organism) and will therefore produce certain phenotype.