Inheritance Vocab Quiz

what something looks like

• genotype

• phenotype

• gene

• genetics

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• heredity

• genetics

• gene

• pedigree

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

the study of how traits pass from parents to offspring

• heredity

• genetics

• genotype

• phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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a trait that will block other traits

• dominant

• recessive

• alleles

• homozygous

a trait that is blocked by a dominant factor

• dominant

• recessive

• alleles

• homozygous

a single trait

• gene

• allele

• homozygous

• heterozygous

the different forms of a gene (R/r)

• gene

• alleles

• homozygous

• heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS4-3

the two alleles that control a phenotype (RR, Rr, or rr)

• genotype

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• phenotype

two alleles are the same (RR or rr)

• genotype

• alleles

• homozygous

• heterozygous

two different alleles (Rr)

• genotype

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• pedigree