Heredity

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey

• water to rain

• parents to offspring

• offspring to parents

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

• ratio

• trait

• probability

• ability

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

True or False:

We get 1/2 of our genes from our mother and 1/2 of our genes from our father

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A version of a gene is called a(n)

• allele

• characteristic

• specific gene

• trait

A trait that is expressed if one copy of the allele is present is a(n)

• characteristic

• dominant trait

• gene

• recessive trait

An organism’s physical expression of a trait is called a(n)

• dominant trait

• genotype

• phenotype

• recessive trait

An organism's genetic makeup or allele.

• Homozygous

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Physical appearance or physical trait.

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Allele

• Trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A trait that is always hidden when the dominant allele is present.

• Phenotype

• Recessive allele

• Genotype

• Heredity

A trait that always shows up when the allele is present.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• allele

• Dominant allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1