Heredity & Genetics Vocabulary

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What is an organism's gene combination (letter code)?

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Genotype

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What represents a recessive trait?

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Lowercase letter

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What is a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes?

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Trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is the trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic is inherited?

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Dominant trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What is a segment of DNA that carries genetic instructions and is passed from parents to offspring?

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Gene

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What is the physical expression of a trait in an organism?

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Phenotype

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What are different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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What do you call an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

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What do you call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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