Life Science Vocab Review

the passing of genetic material from one generation to the next

• heredity

• meiosis

• mitosis

• dominant

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

reproduction that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

• sexual

• asexual

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

reproduction that results in offspring that are genetically unique

• sexual

• asexual

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

the process of cell division that results in the formation of cells with half the usual number of chromosomes

• mitosis

• meiosis

• asexual reprod.

• sexual reprod.

segments of DNA that carry instructions for a trait

• mutation

• variation

• genes

• alleles

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

an allele that is expressed whenever it is present (CAPITAL LETTER)

• dominant

• recessive

• homozygous

• heterozygous

an allele that is masked unless the organism has 2 copies (lowercase letter)

• dominant

• recessive

• homozygous

• heterozygous

having 2 of the same alleles (RR or rr)

• dominant

• recessive

• homozygous

• heterozygous

having 2 different alleles (Rr)

• dominant

• recessive

• heterozygous

• homozygous

various forms of the same gene

• mutation

• alleles

• genes

• traits