Heredity Vocabulary

Front

The trait that covers up the other trait and is written as an uppercase letter is called the

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Dominant Trait

Front

The word for the genetic code of a trait...

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Genotype

Front

___________ make up DNA.
Options: Chromosomes, Genes, Dominant, Cells

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Genes

Front

The physical appearance of a trait is also known as the _______________________.

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Phenotype

Front

Trait covered up by another form and written as a lowercase letter.

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Recessive

Front

What makes up chromosomes?

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DNA

Front

The study of the passing on of traits from parent to offspring.

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Genetics

Front

This is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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Heredity

Front

Describes an organism with two alleles for one trait that are the same.

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Homozygous

Front

What make up genes? Options: DNA, Chromosomes, Alleles, Cells

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Alleles