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Worksheets6.1 - Heredity Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
allele
genotype
heredity
trait
A characteristic of an organism
heredity
recessive allele
phenotype
trait
A characteristic attained by lifestyle and environmental factors
trait
acquired trait
inherited trait
recessive allele
A characteristic controlled by genes
Punnett square
inherited trait
phenotype
heterozygous
The different forms/variations of an inherited trait
dominant allele
genotype
Punnett square
allele
The version of a trait that, if present, will mask or hide another version of that same trait
dominant allele
genotype
heredity
homozygous
The version of a trait that may be hidden. If there are two of these present, the trait will be seen.
heredity
recessive allele
phenotype
homozygous
When an organism has two different alleles for a trait
recessive allele
allele
heterozygous
Punnett square
When an organism has two identical alleles for a trait
homozygous
heredity
inherited trait
heterozygous
The inherited combination of alleles
dominant allele
genotype
acquired trait
phenotype
An organism's physical appearance or visible traits
phenotype
genotype
dominant allele
heredity
A tool used to calculate the probability of a particular characteristic showing up in offspring
genotype
phenotype
Punnett square
heredity
