Heredity vocab

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Segment of DNA on a chromosome coding for a trait

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gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Traits passed from parents to offspring

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heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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Different forms of the same gene

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allele

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Physical characteristics of an organism

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Phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations.

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Genotype

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An allele that is always expressed.

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Dominant

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An allele expressed only when no dominant alleles are present.

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Recessive

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Threadlike structures made of DNA that contain genes.

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Chromosomes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Long molecule with genetic info in chromosomes

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DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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An organism with two different alleles for a trait

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heterozygous