Heredity Vocab

The transfer of genetic information from parent to offspring.

• Genes

• Heredity

• DNA

• Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Contains information that forms the hereditary material of all cells.

• DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

• Trait

• Genotype

• Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A single, highly organized and structured piece of DNA .

• Trait

• Genes

• Genotype

• Chromosome

The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA.

• Recessive

• Genes

• Allele

• Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The exact genetic information carried by a single individual.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Genotype

• Phenotype

The physical appearance of an organism.

• Recessive

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Dominant

A characteristic of an organism; can be genetic or acquired.

• Trait

• Nucleus

• Allele

• Heredity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An allele that is always expressed.

• Allele

• Trait

• Dominant

• Recessive

An allele that is only expressed if there is no different allele present.

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Allele

• Genes

A membrane-bound structure in eukaryotic cells that contains the DNA.

• Allele

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Nucleus