GENETIC VOCAB

The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

• genotype

• phenotype

• genetics

• alleles

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

contains your genes; found in the nucleus

• hybrid

• DNA

• genotype

• Punnett square

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

the different forms of a characteristic

(dimples or no dimples)

• recessive

• dominant

• phenotype

• trait

a genetic factor that blocks out another genetic factor

• dominant

• recessive

• heredity

• Punnett square

the two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait (letters) DD, Dd, dd

• hybrids

• phenotype

• genotype

• traits

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

when the two alleles of a gene are the same (DD or dd)

• hybrids

• dominant

• heterozygous

• homozygous

a model used to predict possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring

• phenotype

• Punnett square

• genotype

• allele

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• recessive

• heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

a section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait

• allele

• gene

• phenotype

• hybrid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

the letters that represent the different forms of a gene

• DNA

• phenotype

• alleles

• traits

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2