Heredity Vocabulary Review

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What is the process by which traits are transferred from parent to offspring?

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Heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Front

What is a skill that is learned after birth?

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Learned behavior

Front

What is a section of DNA that gets transferred from parent to offspring?

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Gene

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Front

Who are the male and female parents that provide genetic material to create offspring?

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Biological parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Front

What molecule carries all the information about how a living thing will look and function?

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DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Front

What is a characteristic or feature of an organism that can be inherited?

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Trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Front

What is a trait that is not inherited but learned through experience?

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Acquired trait

Front

What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Front

What is the physical appearance of an organism based on its genotype?

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Phenotype

Front

What are the different forms of a gene called?

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