Introduction to genetics

Expression of a trait or different forms of a trait.

• genotype

• homozigous

• heterozygous

• allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

When the alleles of a particular gene are different

• recessive

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• heredity

The gene make up of a trait expressed as a set of capital and lower case letters (TT, tt or Tt)

• phenotype

• genotype

• alleles

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The trait that is masked or hidden by the dominant trait.

• genotype

• phenotype

• dominant

• recessive

FF

• heterozygous

• homozygous dominant

• heterozygous recessive

• homozygous recessive

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Offspring having one allele from each homozygous parent

• pure

• hybrid

• genotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When two alleles of a particualr trait are the same

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• hybrid

Different versions of a gene

• alleles

• hybrid

• pure

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Science that studies heredity

• Biology

• Botany

• Genetics

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

passing of a trait froms parents to offspring

• heredity

• gnetics

• genes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2