Heredity Vocabulary

Passing of traits from parents to their young.

• Behavior

• Environment

• Heredity

• Inherited

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

___________ make up DNA.

• Chromosomes
• Genes
• Dominant
• Cells

This is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

• Heredity
• Genetics

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

the different forms that can be inherited

• allele

• gene

• trait

the passing of traits from parent to offspring

• allele

• genetics

• heredity

• probability

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

genetic material that controls the traits that we have

• allele

• gene

• trait

The sex cells (sperm and egg) are formed by this...

• Sunlight

• Meiosis

• Cell Wall

• Trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Carries information that determines the traits of an organism.

• Zygote

• Species

• Gene

• Genetics

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What type of reproduction is when the offspring are when two parent cells unite to create the first cell of the organism?

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What type of reproduction is when the offspring are genetically identical or a clone?

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2