Terms for Heredity

Section of DNA that provides the instructions for making a protein

• Gene

• Alleles

• Homologous Chromosomes

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Different versions of the same gene

• Gene

• Alleles

• Homologous Chromosomes

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

The matching chromosomes from your mom and dad

• Gene

• Alleles

• Homologous Chromosomes

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2 of the same alleles

• Gene

• Alleles

• Homologous Chromosomes

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

2 different alleles

• Gene

• Alleles

• Homologous Chromosomes

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

Allele that will always have that trait expressed, if present

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Recessive

• Dominant

Allele that will only have the trait expressed when the dominant allele is NOT present (rr)

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Recessive

• Dominant

The actual alleles inherited for a gene

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Recessive

• Dominant

The physical traits/characteristics seen in an organism

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Recessive

• Dominant

Diagram that shows the probability of inheriting traits from parents with certain genes

• Punnett square

• Monohybrid

• Dihybrid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3