5th Grade Heredity

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

• recessive

• dominant

• probability

• heredity

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Specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another.

• genotype

• phenotype

• allele

• trait

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the sequence of DNA that determines a particular trait

• gene

• probability

• recessive

• allele

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The likelihood of an occurrence.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• probability

• heredity

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A tool used to predict the possible breeding outcomes.

• Punnett Square

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• trait

A genetic trait in which two copies are needed for that trait to be expressed.

• dominant

• recessive

• allele

• gene

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An inherited trait that is present even when inherited only from one parent.

• dominant

• recessive

• genotype

• phenotype

Gregor Mendel is often called _____________________.

• the father of genetics

• the father of DNA

• the king of peas

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A plant that carries both a dominant and a recessive allele for a trait is said to be ________________________.

• dominant

• recessive

• hybrid

• pure

Your hair color, eye color, and shape of ears are all _________________.

• inherited

• influenced by your environment

• caused by eating too much

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