Heredity Vocab

A molecule found in the cell nucleus that encodes genetic information

• Inheritance

• Phenotype

• Punnett square

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An allele that is always expressed when it is present

• Trait

• Recessive allele

• Dominant allele

• Hybrid

A segment of DNA that determines or helps to determine a trait

• Allele

• Trait

• Gene

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The passage of genetic information from parents to offspring

• Punnett square

• Trait

• Heredity/Inheritance

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Having two alleles that are different (Ff)

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Having two alleles that are the same (FF, ff)

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Recessive allele

• Dominant allele

The physical appearance of an organism

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Trait

• Gene

An allele that is not expressed when the dominant allele is present

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

• Phenotype

• Genotype

What does the prefix homo- in homozygous mean?

• same

• different

• humans

What does the prefix hetero- in heterozygous mean?

• same

• different

• human