Reproduction and Inheritance Vocab Unit 7.4

Phenotype

• the physical appearance of an organism

• the genes in an organism

• the different varieties of a trait

• inheriting genetic information

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

• Inheritance

• Genetics

• Chromosomes

• Genes

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The scientific study of heredity

• Inheritance

• Genetics

• Chromosomes

• Genes

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Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

• Inheritance

• Genetics

• Chromosomes

• Genes

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Genetic factors that determine traits

• Inheritance

• Genetics

• Chromosomes

• Genes

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Specific characteristic of an individual that can be passed on.

• Trait

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Gamete

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Process by which a single parent produces a new genetically identical organism

• Trait

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Gamete

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Process by which two parents combine genetic material to produce a new organism

• Trait

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Gamete

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Specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction

• Trait

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Gamete

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A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce

• Adaptation

• Self Pollination

• Cross Pollination

• Pollination

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