Genetics- 5th grade

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What is a set of instructions for an inherited trait?

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Genes

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What are personal characteristics called that have been passed on to offspring from parents, such as dimples or eye color?

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Inherited traits

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Inherited traits can include cleft chin, freckles and color blindness. True or False?

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True

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What tool can you use to help figure out the probability of a trait being dominant or recessive?

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Punnett Square

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What type of trait is more common?

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Dominant

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What is the term for a trait that can be hidden by a dominant trait?

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Recessive trait

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What is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?

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Genetics

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What do we call the physical appearance of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What do we call the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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What is the term for a chart that shows the inheritance of traits in a family?

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Pedigree chart