Genetics Introductory Vocabulary

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

• recessive allele
• dominant allele
• hidden allele
• present allele

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

• hidden allele
• dominant allele
• recessive allele
• present allele

one set of instructions for an inherited trait

• heredity
• allele
• trait
• gene

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color

• allele
• gene
• trait
• DNA

an organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic

• genotype
• phenotype
• genetics
• heterozygous

genetic makeup

• phenotype
• genotype
• heterzygous
• allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

the chances of something happening

• dominant
• genotype
• phenotype
• probability

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

• homozygous
• hetrozygous
• protein
• chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).

• protein
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype

father of genetics

• Gregor Mendel
• James Watson
• Dr. Robbins
• Francis Crick