Genetics and Heredity

A set of traits an organism receives from its parents

• heredity
• DNA
• chromosome
• allele

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The carrier of genetic information

• DNA
• RNA
• phenotype
• nucleus

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Threadlike structures that carry DNA

• allele
• genotype
• chromosome
• phenotype

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Different forms of the same gene

• recessive
• dominant
• alleles
• genes

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Weak and can be overpowered

• dominant
• recessive
• chromosome
• DNA

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Strong and cannot be overpowered

• dominant
• recessive
• trait
• gene

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A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles from parents

• T-square
• Gene Chart
• Punnett Square
• DNA organizer

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring

• heredity
• punnett square
• trait
• phenotype

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A unit that determines a trait

• gene
• genetics
• genome
• jeans

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the study of heredity

• hair studies
• genetics
• heredetics
• biology

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