Melanin Storyline Review

A person or animal having a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair and the eyes.

• albino

• cancer

• Kleinfelter's Syndrome

• Vitamin B deficiency

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The collection of genes responsible for the various genetic traits of a given organism.

• genome

• genotype

• phenotype

• spreadsheet

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The physical appearance or biochemical characteristic of an organism as a result of the interaction of its genotype and the environment.

• genome

• genotype

• phenotype

• Vitamin B Deficiency

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Pertains to the one that determines the phenotype of an organism.

• codominant

• dominant

• incomplete dominant

• recessive

A gene that can be masked by a dominant gene.

• codominant

• dominant

• incomplete dominant

• recessive

Used to describe a cell, a nucleus, or an individual organism that carries different or non-identical alleles for a particular trait at the same loci on homologous chromosomes.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• incomplete dominant

• recessive

A word that refers to a particular gene that has identical alleles on both homologous chromosomes.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• incomplete dominant

• codominant

The offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

• homozygous

• hybrid

• recessive

• succession

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A person or other organism that has inherited a recessive allele for a genetic trait or mutation but usually does not display that trait to show symptoms of the disease.

• carrier

• homozygous

• recessive

• succession

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An ancestral line or chart depicting the lineage or descent of an individual.

• chart

• genome

• lineage path

• pedigree