Genetic Vocabulary

Describes a trait that covers over, or Dominates, another form of that Trait

• Genotype

• Hybrid

• Recessive

• Dominate

Describes an organism with 2 Alleles that are different for a trait.

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Hybrid

• Purebred

An offspring that was given different genetic information for a trait from each parent.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Purebred

• Hybrid

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

An offspring that has the same genetic information for a trait. The Offspring has the same Phenotype as the Parent!

• Purebred

• Hybrid

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The Study of how Traits are inherited.

• Phenotype

• Alleles

• Genetics

• Genotype

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A unit that determines traits:

• Trait

• Gene

• Allele

• Probability

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The study of heredity:

• Heredity

• Biology

• Genetics

• Chemistry

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring:

• Genetics

• Biology

• Heredity

• Ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

An allele that is masked/hidden when a dominant allele is present.

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele