Gaza Genetics Vocabulary

A category or feature that is determined by your genes.

• Trait

• Gene

• DNA

• Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A segment of DNA that carries instructions for the traits of an organism.

• Trait

• DNA

• Heredity

• Gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The genetic makeup of an organism, representing the combination of alleles for a particular trait.

• DNA

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Heterozygous

Structures in cells that carry an organism’s DNA and genes.

• Genetic Diversity

• Allele

• Phenotype

• Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Both alleles for a trait are the dominant form.

• Heterozygous Dominant

• Homozygous Dominant

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous Recessive

Both alleles for a trait are the recessive form.

• Heterozygous Recessive

• Homozygous Dominant

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous Recessive

The genetic material found in cells that contains instructions for the development and functioning of all living organisms.

• Gene

• Trait

• DNA

• Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A variant or version of a gene; how a specific trait is expressed.

• Trait

• Gene

• Allele

• Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

There are different alleles for a particular trait, one dominant and one recessive.

• Chromosome

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The process of passing traits from parents to offspring through genetic information.

• Heredity

• Heterozygous

• Gene

• Genetic Diversity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2