Genetics

When two parents pass traits to the offspring.

• Sexual Reproduction

• Acquired Traits

• Asexual Reproduction

• Inherit

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The passage of genetic information from parents to offspring.

• Traits

• Breed

• Heredity

• Genes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Draw an example of a homozygous recessive gene

the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next

• genotype

• parent

• heredity

• offspring

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Molecules that contain the genetic code that is unique to every individual. 

• Inherited Trait

• DNA

• Heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

If a parents have the genotype AA and Aa, How many offspring will have the dominant A?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In a Punnett square, what does a capital letter represent?

• A recessive allele

• A dominant allele

• A carrier of a trait

How many PAIRS of chromosomes do humans normally have?

• 23

• 46

• 12

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Dynamic Nucleic Acid

• Dinitrogenous Oxygen Acid

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the term for the physical appearance of a trait?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Chromosome