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Characteristic passed down from parents to offspring

hneiidter sritta

Hint: Tiny part of a chromosome that codes for just one trait

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nege

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Hint: One version of a gene for a trait, such as flower color:

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cfatro

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Hint: A characteristic that is a blend of parental factors

pncimoteel mdcnenaio

Hint: A characteristic that appears when the offspring receives a factor from one or both parents

tnnaomid aitrt

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Hint: The name of a species that has light and dark colored forms

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dpeprepe tomh

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

In mice, the factor for black fur is dominant. (B). The factor for brown fur is recessive (b). Use the punnet square to predict the fraction of offspring that will be black.

• All of the offspring will be black because they have a dominant factor

• Half will be because there are 2 chances for brown fur and 2 chances for black fur.

• One will be brown because the black fur is a dominant trait that means it is more likely to be black.

• Most will be brown.

Animals are born with (a)   , or characteristics that were passed down from their parents. These charactersitsics can be physical but they can also be ​ (b)   . The Austrian monk, ​ (c)   did a series of experiments in pea plants that shed light on how traits were inherited. He did this by observing the traits of the parent plants and then he ​ (d)   traits that appeared in the controlled offspring. He learned that there were two kinds of traits in many inherited characteristics: dominant traits and ​ (e)   traits.

• inherited traits
• behavioral
• Gregor Mendel
• observed
• recessive

Fill in the organizer below with examples of traits that follow and do not follow Mendel's rules of inheritence.

Groups:

(a) Traits that follow Mendel's Rules

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(b) Traits that do not follow Mendel's rules

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4