Genetics

Quality or characteristic of a living thing

• traits

• heredity

• genes

• chromosomes

How a living thing responds to its surroundings.

• acquired trait

• behavior

• physical trait

• heredity

child

• offspring

• genes

• genetics

• dominant trait

Inherited traits/behavior

• eye color

• nose shape

• height

• passed down

Humans have 23 pairs (46 total- 23 from mom and 23 from dad)

• genes

• punnett

• chromosomes

• dominant trait

Made up of DNA arranged in pairs of strands called chromosomes.

• genetics

• genes

• heredity

• recessive trait

Offspring have this trait if 1 or both parents have the dominant gene.

• trait

• dominant trait

• genes

• genetics

Acquired Traits / Behavior

• Not born with or knowing how to do.

• Born with or knowing how to do.

• Inherited trait

• recessive trait

Study of heredity and variation of inherited characteristics.

• punnett square

• genes

• dominant

• genetics

A skill an animal develops after its born.

• physical acquired trait

• learned behavior

• acquired trait

• inherited physical trait