Heredity vocab

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

• gene

• heredity

• allele

• phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Passing of traits from parents to offspring

• gene

• heredity

• allele

• phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Different forms of the same gene

• gene

• heredity

• allele

• phenotype

physical characteristics of an organism

• genotype

• dominant

• recessive

• phenotype

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

an organism's genetic makeup; or allele combinations

• genotype

• dominant

• recessive

• phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

an allele that is always expressed

• genotype

• dominant

• recessive

• phenotype

an allele that is only expressed when there are no dominant alleles present

• genotype

• dominant

• recessive

• phenotype

threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

• chromosomes

• DNA

• heterozygous

• homozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

a long molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes

• chromosomes

• DNA

• heterozygous

• homozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

an organism that has two different alleles for a trait

• chromosomes

• DNA

• heterozygous

• homozygous