Heredity Vocabulary Review

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Acquired Trait

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A trait that a living thing is not born with; a trait that is learned from experience or environment.

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Offspring

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The young of a person, animal, or plant.

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Inherited Trait

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

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Physical Trait

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A characteristic that describes the way something looks.

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DNA

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The molecule that carries all the information about how a living thing will look and function.

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Biological Parent

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A parent that contributes genetic material to their offspring.

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Trait

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A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.

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Gene

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A segment of DNA that contains coding for a protein or a functional RNA.

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Heredity

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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Genetic Material

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Molecules responsible for heredity; includes DNA and RNA.