Genetics 7th

A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring

• Chromosomes

• Gene

• DNA

• Offspring

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Threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• Chromosomes

• Gene

• DNA

• Offspring

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents

• Chromosomes

• Gene

• DNA

• Offspring

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

• Chromosomes

• Gene

• DNA

• Offspring

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

• Heredity

• Asexual Reproduction

• Trait

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it does not involve the fusion of gametes, and almost never changes the number of chromosomes.

• Heredity

• Asexual Reproduction

• Trait

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Feature of an organism,A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes

• Heredity

• Asexual Reproduction

• Trait

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types (sexes)

• Heredity

• Asexual Reproduction

• Trait

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates another form of that trait.

• Recessive Traits

• Dominant Traits

• Pedigree

• Diverse

Different, or varied

• Recessive Traits

• Dominant Traits

• Pedigree

• Diverse

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