Genetics Vocabulary Review

The study of Heredity

• Genes

• Genetics

• Inheritance

• Traits

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The "Father of Modern Genetics"

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Rudolph Virchow

• Sir Isaac Newton

The passing of traits from one generation to another

• Genes

• Genetics

• Inheritance/Heredity

• Trait

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The physical characteristics passed on from parent to offspring

• Genes

• Genetics

• Inheritance/Heredity

• Trait

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Structures found in the nucleus of a cell that contain genetic informationh

• DNA

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Traits

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The appearance of an organism based on its genotype, plus environmental factors

• Phenotype

• Inherited Trait

• Acquired Trait

• Homozygous

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One-half of the gene pair

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Genetics

• Allele

A set of genes carried by the organism; the genetic makeup

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Genes

• Genetics

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The characteristics of an organism that are passed from parent to offspring

• Dominant Traits

• Recessive Traits

• Inherited Traits

• Heterozygous

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A segment of DNA found on a chromosome that contributes to the inheritance of a particular trait

• Gene

• Genetics

• A&T/C&G

• RNA

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