Genetics Vocab

Involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.

• Sexual Reproduction

• Asexual Reproduction

• Gene

• DNA

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The physical structure in a cell that contains the encoded cell’s genetic material (DNA).

• DNA

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Allele

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The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Gene

• Allele

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

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and passed from parent to offspring.

• Chromosome

• Gene

• Traits

• Genotype

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The science of heredity

• Heredity

• Any change to DNA

• Genetics

• Chromosome

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An organism’s genetic makeup, or allele combinations.

• Phenotype

• Hybrid

• Genotype

• Punnett Square

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The passing of genes from parents to offspring.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Heredity

• Genetics

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An offspring of crosses that has two different alleles for a trait.

• Chromosome

• Dominant

• Allele

• Hybrid

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An organism’s physical appearance or visible traits.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Genotype

• Phenotype