Chromosomes Genes and DNA

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What is the term for a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring?

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Inherited trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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What are examples of physical characteristics such as eye color and hair color called?

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Traits

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

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What is the term for an allele that is masked by the presence of a dominant allele?

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Recessive allele

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What do we call a specific form of a gene?

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Allele

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What is the structure that carries genetic information in living organisms?

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Chromosome

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What is the basic unit of heredity that occupies a specific location on a chromosome?

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Gene

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is the process by which genetic information is copied from DNA to RNA?

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Transcription

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What is the molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth and functioning of all known living organisms?

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DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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What is the term for the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype