Heredity Vocabulary Review

a characteristic that describes the way something looks

• learned behavior

• heredity

• physical trait

• gene

a skill that is learned after birth

• learned behavior

• heredity

• physical trait

• gene

the process by which traits are transferred from parent to offspring

• learned behavior

• heredity

• physical trait

• gene

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

a section of DNA that gets transferred from parent to offspring

• learned behavior

• heredity

• physical trait

• gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

the male and female parents who have provided the genetic material to create offspring

• biological parent

• offspring

• trait

• acquired trait

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

quality or characteristic of a living thing

• biological parent

• offspring

• trait

• gene

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the young of a person, animal, or plant

• biological parent

• offspring

• trait

• acquired trait

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

a trait that a living thing is not born with; a trait that is learned from experience or environment

• biological parent

• offspring

• trait

• acquired trait

a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents through genetic material

• biological parent

• offspring

• inherited trait

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

the molecule that carries all the information about how a living thing will look and function

• biological parent

• offspring

• inherited trait

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1