Inheriting Traits

a chart used to trace the history of traits in a family

• pedigree
• punnett Square
• gene

the transfer of pollen from the male to the female part of a plant

• genetics
• pollen
• pollination
• x and y chromosome

attaching the genese from one organism to the gene in another

• gene-splicing
• gene
• genetic engineering

the molecule that contains codes that control cells' activities

• inherited trait
• DNA
• gene
• chromosome

a characteristic passed from the parent to the offspring

• DNA
• gene
• inherited trait
• x and y chromosome

portion of a chromosome that controls a particular trait

• gene
• genetic engineering
• chromosome

way of changing the DNA sequence so the gene produces a certain trait

• inherited trait
• gene-splicing
• genetic engineering

the study of how heredity works

• punnett square 
• pedigree
• x and y chromosome
• genetics

a table for predicting the outcome of crossing different forms of a trait

• punnett square 
• pedigree

chromosomes that determine a person's sex

• chromsome
• gene
• DNA
• x and y chromosome