Biology Genetics and Heredity

the father of genetics

• James Watson

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Reginald Punnett

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a double stranded helical molecule that carries genetic information.

• dominant gene

• chromosomes

• DNA

• gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

the child or young of two parents

• phenotype

• species

• purebred

• offspring

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

a gene whose expression can be hidden

• recessive gene

• dominant gene

a gene that can hide the effect of a recessive gene

• dominant gene

• recessive gene

blue eyes, curly hair

• genotype

• phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

TT, tt

• homozygous

• heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Rr, Ff

• homozygous

• heterozygous

A molecule containing information that forms the hereditary material of all cells

• DNA

• chromosome

• gene

• allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Process of characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring. 

• gene

• heredity

• chromosome

• allele

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2