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GeneticsVocab4A-C2

GeneticsVocab4A-C2

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Flashcard

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS4-4

+3

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is polygenic inheritance?

Back

A pattern of inheritance where multiple genes influence a single trait.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an allele?

Back

A slightly different version of a gene coding for the same trait.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an adaptation?

Back

An inherited trait that helps an animal survive to reproduce.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a recessive trait?

Back

A trait that is hidden by the dominant trait in a hybrid organism.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is simple dominance?

Back

A pattern of inheritance where there are only two alleles and the dominant trait is always expressed in hybrid organisms.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a genotype?

Back

The genetic makeup of an organism, representing the alleles it possesses.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a phenotype?

Back

The observable characteristics or traits of an organism, determined by its genotype.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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