Genetics

Passing of traits from one generation to the next

• Heredity
• Genetics
• Inheritance
• Allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Scientific study of how traits are passed to offspring through genes

• Heredity
• Genetics
• Inheritance
• Allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Alternate form of a gene for a single trait; may be dominant or recessive

• Heredity
• Genetics
• Inheritance
• Allele

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present

• Gene
• Pedigree
• Punnett Square
• Dominant

Having two different alleles for a given trait, usually one dominant and one recessive

• Recessive
• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Heterozygous

An organism’s physical appearance, or visible traits

• Recessive
• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross

• Gene
• Pedigree
• Punnett Square
• Dominant

An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present

• Recessive
• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Heterozygous

An organism’s genetic makeup, or allele combinations

• Recessive
• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Having two identical alleles for a given trait, either both dominant or both recessive

• Homozygous
• Selective Breeding
• Mutation
• Carrier