Genetics and Punnett Squares

The study of how traits are inherited through the interactions of genes. 

• Genetics
• Heredity
• Genes
• Traits

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The passing of traits from parent to offspring. 

• Heredity
• Traits
• Genetics
• Genes

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Physical characteristics that are passed down from parents to offspring during sexual reproduction. 

• Phenotype
• Traits
• Genes
• Heredity

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A segment of DNA found on a chromosome that determines the inheritance of a particular trait. 

• Genes
• Genetics
• Heredity
• Traits

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Material that carries all the information about how a living thing will function.

• DNA
• Genes
• Traits
• Heredity

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Structures found in the nucleus of a cell that contain DNA. 

• Genes
• Chromosomes
• Allele
• Traits

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One gene from a pair, the different forms or versions of a trait that a gene may have.

• Allele
• Gene
• Genotype
• Phenotype

The set of genes carried by the organism. 

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Alleles
• Traits

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The physical expression of the genes. 

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Allele
• Traits

Characteristics that are passed from parent to offspring.

• Heredity
• Genetics
• Inherited Traits
• Alleles

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