4A - Genetics Vocab

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Study of traits passed between generations

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heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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A form of a character like tall or short.

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trait

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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An organism that consistently produces offspring with the same trait for a specific character.

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purebred

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Organism with a mix of alleles for a character

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hybrid

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Trait of a character in a hybrid organism:

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dominant

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Trait hidden by dominant trait in a hybrid organism

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recessive

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Diagram to visualize genetic crosses

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Punnett square

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Organism with genotype BB

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purebred

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Trait in hybrid offspring

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dominant

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Letters symbolizing an organism’s alleles for a gene

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genotype