2-1 Inheritance

An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.

• heredity

• genotype

• homozygous

• phenotype

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

• gene

• genetics

• genotype

• phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Different forms of a gene

• herecity

• genetics

• pedigree

• alleles

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

having two different alleles for a trait

• homozygous

• heredity

• phenotype

• heterozygous

Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.

• heterozygous

• genotype

• homozygous

• phenotype

The scientific study of heredity

• genetics

• genotype

• alleles

• heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations.

• heredity

• genotype

• phenotype

• genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor

• recessive trait

• dominant trait

• pedigree

• punnett square

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

• phenotype

• pedigree

• heredity

• genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor

• recessive trait

• homozygous

• dominant trait

• phenotype