Heredity Vocab & Concepts Pt1

One form of a trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other form of a trait to disappear is a ________________________

• recessive trait
• aggressive trait
• absent trait
• dominant trait

Dominant or recessive?

tt

• Dominant

• Recessive

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Dominant or recessive?

Tt

• Dominant

• Recessive

Dominant or recessive?

TT

• Dominant

• Recessive

Scientific study of how traits are passed to offspring through genes

• Heredity
• Genetics
• Inheritance
• Allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The hidden form of an inherited trait

• dominant trait
• recessive trait
• purebred
• hybrid

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes

• protein
• trait
• DNA
• gene

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

Recessive alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter