Genetics: The Science of Heredity

The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

• Transfer RNA

• Heredity

• Fertilization

• Hybrid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The different form of a gene.

• Alleles

• Phenotype

• Hybrid

• Transfer RNA

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

• Genetics

• Transfer RNA

• Genotype

• Hybrid

A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur.

• Genotype

• Probability

• Prediction

• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

An organism's physical characteristics or visible traits.

• Hybrid

• Phenotype

• Genetics

• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

This carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein in the process of protein synthesis

• Transfer RNA

• Heredity

• Punnett square

• Alleles

The scientific study of heredity.

• Punnett square

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Any change in a gene or chromosome.

• Transfer RNA

• Homozygous

• Genotype

• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An organism's genetic makeup or allele combination.

• Phenotype

• Genetics

• Genotype

• Punnett Square

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

• Punnet square

• Genetics

• Transfer RNA

• Hybrid