Genetics and Heredity Vocabulary

To receive traits from a parent or parents. For example: getting brown hair from your mother

• inherit

• learned behavior

• offspring

• acquired trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A characteristic or property of an organism. For example, brown eyes, freckles, etc.

• trait

• offspring

• inherit

• learned behavior

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The product of a male and female parent.

• offspring

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

• dominant triat

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime.

• acquired trait

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• recessive trait

A characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents

• acquired triat

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A skill that an animal develops after it is born.

• learned behavior

• acquired trait

• inherit

• dominant trait

A genetic trait that shows up in a child only if both parents have the trait and a dominant trait is not present.

• recessive trait

• dominant trait

• offspring

• learned behavior

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A genetic trait passed from parent to child that is more than likely to be expressed in the child.

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• acquired trait

• learned behavior

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The "Molecule of Life" that makes your traits or characteristics appear

• DNA

• gene

• population

• trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A segment of DNA that gives information about a specific trait.

• Gene

• DNA

• Triat

• "Offspring

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1