Genetics and Hereditary Flashcard

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What carries information that gets passed from one generation to the next?

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Genes

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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What are recessive genes?

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Weaker genes that hide when dominant genes are present.

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What is the genetic information inside the cells of the body that helps make people who they are?

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DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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Which characteristic could be inherited from a parent?

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The color of hair.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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What diagram can be used to predict genotypes and phenotypes?

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Punnett Squares.

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What is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?

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Genetics.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What are the different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles.

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What is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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What type of gene can mask the expression of another gene?

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Dominant gene.