Heredity Vocabulary

Process of characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring. 

• gene

• heredity

• chromosome

• allele

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA. 

• gene

• allele

• heredity

• chromosome

The genetic makeup of an organism.

• phenotype

• allele

• chromosome

• genotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The physical appearance of an organism.

• phenotype

• genotype

• homozygous

• heterozygous

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

 A characteristic of an organism controlled by genetics.

• heredity

• DNA

• trait

• gene

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Variations of a gene relating to the same trait.

• gene

• allele

• chromosome

• trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

genetic combination in which both alleles are either both dominant or both recessive.

• recessive

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• just chillin'

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

 genetic combination in which one allele is dominant and one allele is recessive

• DNA

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• mutation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the allele that will be expressed in the Phenotype as long as there is at least one  (at least one upper case).

• negative

• recessive

• positive

• dominant

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

the allele that will only be expressed in the Phenotype if both alleles are recessive (both lower case).

• weak

• recessive

• strong

• dominant