Genetics Vocab Unit 1

Front

Conditions surrounding someone or something: living area, air pollution, school access, water.

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Environment

Front

The man who studied genetics and developed the field:

Back

Mendel

Front

Genetic trait transfer from parent to offspring.

Back

heredity

Front

Magda is a tall 11-year-old drummer with a scar on her right cheek and is good at swimming. Which trait did she likely inherit?

Back

height

Front

Molecule in cell nucleus?

Back

DNA

Front

Traits mean:

Back

The sum of both inherited and environment traits.

Front

Not an inherited trait?

Back

Learning to sing.

Front

Gene controlling traits like hair color:

Back

Allele

Front

Homozygous means:

Back

An organism with two identical alleles for a trait.

Front

An organism with two different alleles for a trait is:

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Heterozygous organism