Heredity

Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic

• genes

• phenotype

• characteristic

• traits

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

An organism's feature that has different forms in a population

• dominant

• characteristic

• recessive

• generation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Different versions of a gene (example: purple flowers or white flowers)

• phenotype

• characteristic

• heredity

• alleles

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following genotypes are homozygous?

• TT

• Tt

• tt

Which of the following genotypes are heterozygous?

• TT

• Tt

• tt

Who is considered to be the Father of Genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Francis Crick

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is probability?

• the actual results from a series of events

• the mathematical chance an event will occur

• a cause and effect relationship

Which of the following may be used to predict the possible outcomes of a genetic cross?

• Punnett Square

• Unit Circle

• Abacus

• Coordinate Plane

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

An organism's physical appearance is its

• genotype

• phenotype

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

An organism's genotype is its

• physical appearance

• feather color

• genetic makeup

• stem height

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2