Heredity Vocabulary Review

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What are biological parents?

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The male and female parents who have provided the genetic material to create offspring.

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What is a physical trait?

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A characteristic that describes the way something looks.

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What is a trait?

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A quality or characteristic of a living thing.

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What is an offspring?

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The young of a person, animal, or plant.

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What is an inherited trait?

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A characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents through genetic material.

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What is heredity?

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The passing of traits from parents to their offspring.

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What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a specific trait.

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What is DNA?

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The molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life.

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What is an acquired trait?

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A characteristic that is not inherited but learned or developed over time.

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What is a learned behavior?

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A behavior that is acquired through experience and not inherited.