Genetics Vocab

This part of the DNA codes for a trait

• phenotype

• gene

• chromosome

• DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is deoxyribonucleic acid?

• RNA

• chromosome

• gene

• DNA

Carries genetic code for all living things

• Chromosome

• DNA

• genotype

• gene

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Rod shaped structure that contains genes

• DNA

• gene

• chromosome

• Trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Gene made up of a combination of alleles

• genotype

• gene

• phenotype

• chromosome

Read as 3 different combination of letters

• phenotype

• gene

• genotype

• chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Yy, yy, YY

These are examples of

• phenotype

• gene

• chromosome

• genotype

Physical expression of a trait

• Chromosome

• DNA

• phenotype

• gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What type of traits come from genes given by parents

• inherited traits

• acquired traits

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Passing genes from one generation to another is known as

• DNA

• Chromsome

• Heredity

• Genes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2