Genetics Study Guide

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• heredity

• alleles

• genes

• polygenic inheritance

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

phenotypes of genetically related family members

• heredity

• alleles

• pedigree

• hybrids

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

different forms of a gene

• gene

• alleles

• hybrids

• mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene

• transcription

• mutation

• translation

• heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

process of making RNA from DNA

• mutation

• transcription

• translation

• heterozygous

how a trait is expressed

• genotype

• phenotype

• chromosome

• polygenic inheritance

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

phenotype determined by multiple genes

• genotype

• phenotype

• chromosomes

• polygenic inheritance

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

contains genetic information that controls traits

• genotype

• phenotype

• chromosomes

• polygenic inheritance

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait

• genotype

• phenotype

• chromosomes

• polygenic inheritance

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

model that predicts the possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring

• codominance

• incomplete dominance

• pedigree

• Punnett Square