Biology Genetics and Heredity

hereditary material with the instructions to make an organism

• DNA

• dominant trat

• phenotype

• heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child; Part of DNA

• trait

• gene

• DNA

• dominant

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

the study of heredity

• humanity

• inheritance

• biology

• genetics

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next

• genotype

• parent

• heredity

• offspring

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Complete the following monohybrid punnett by labeling the each box with the correct genotype.

a

b

c

d

TT

Tt

tt

Tt

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112.34.c.6.F

The same gene can come in different versions, the different versions of a gene are called

(a)  

• Alleles

• Chromosomes

• Traits

A behavioral or physical characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring is called a (a)   .

• inheritance

• genetics

• trait

• recessive allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Label the diagram

a

b

c

Chromosome

Chromatin

DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The following genotypes are ​ (a)   ​ : Tt, Mm and Gg​ ​

• heterozygous

• homozygous

The following physical descriptions are ​ (a)   hair color, eye color, height.

• phenotypes

• genotypes