Heredity

The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring. (Pg. 196)

• heredity
• genetics
• mitosis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The first major experiments investigating heredity were performed by ... (Pg. 196)

• Mendel
• Darwin
• Tesla

A _______ is a feature that has different forms in a population. (Pg. 196)

• characteristic
• trait
• gene
• DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

The different forms of characteristics. (Pg. 196)

• traits
• genes
• DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Trait that shows up the most often. (Pg. 197)

• dominant
• recessive

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Trait that seems to recede or fade away. (Pg. 197)

• recessive
• dominant

Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic. (Pg. 198)

• genes
• characteristic
• trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The different versions of a gene are known as ... (Pg. 198)

• alleles
• DNA
• organelles

An organism with two dominant or two recessive alleles is said to be ... (Pg. 198)

• homozygous
• heterozygous

An organism that has one dominant and one recessive allele is ... (Pg. 198)

• heterozygous
• homozygous