Chapter 5 - Genetics

Genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• genetics

• heredity

Study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

• genetics

• heredity

• inheritance

• genotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Passing of traits from parents to offspring.

• heredity

• genetics

• genotype

• phenotype

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Offspring of two plants or animals with different forms of the same trait.

• hybrid

• phenotype

• genotype

• polygenic

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.

• recessive trait

• dominant trait

• hybrid

• haploid

Different form of a gene.

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

• hybrid

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Occurs when both alleles can be observed in the offspring's phenotype.

• codominance

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• haploid

To reach a logically necessary end by reasoning.

• conclude

• infer

• observe

• hypothesize

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.

• gene

• hybrid

• haploid

• trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait.

• genotype

• haploid

• hybrid

• inheritance