Heredity

heredity

• the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

• features or characteristics that are passed on to you - or inherited from your parents

• mating of two organisms

• pieces of DNA that provide instructions to make certain protein

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traits

• the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

• features or characteristics that are passed on to you - or inherited from your parents

• mating of two organisms

• pieces of DNA that provide instructions to make certain protein

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cross

• the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

• features or characteristics that are passed on to you - or inherited from your parents

• mating of two organisms

• pieces of DNA that provide instructions to make certain protein

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genes

• the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

• features or characteristics that are passed on to you - or inherited from your parents

• mating of two organisms

• pieces of DNA that provide instructions to make certain protein

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alleles

• different versions of genes

• having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes

• having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes

• all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively

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homozygous

• different versions of genes

• having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes

• having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes

• all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively

heterozygous

• different versions of genes

• having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes

• having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes

• all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

generation

• different versions of genes

• having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes

• having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes

• all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively

genotype

• refers to the organism's combination of alleles (ex: Aa, AA, aa)

• physical characteristics of an individual organism (traits) (ex: blue eyes, brown hair)

• allele that is expressed when present

• allele that is only expressed when two copies are present

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

phenotype

• refers to the organism's combination of alleles (ex: Aa, AA, aa)

• physical characteristics of an individual organism (traits) (ex: blue eyes, brown hair)

• allele that is expressed when present

• allele that is only expressed when two copies are present

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