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Standard 3 Vocab
Standard 3 Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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Phenotype | An organism's physical appearance or physical traits. |
Variation | Differences |
Trait | A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes. |
Cloning | When a new organism is created that has the exact copy of another organism's genes. |
Sperm | The male sex cell. |
Asexual reproduction | A type of reproduction that involves only one parent. The offspring are identical to the parent. |
Genotype | An organism's genetic makeup or allele combination. |
Egg | The female sex cell. |
Gene | One set of instructions for an inherited trait. |
Heredity | The passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring. |
Sexual reproduction | A type of reproduction that involves two parents. The offspring will get half their DNA from the father and half from the mother. |
Dominant | A gene that covers up or dominates the recessive gene. |
Punnett Square | A chart that shows all of the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross. |
Chromosome | A double rod of chromatin found in the nucleus, 46 in total. |
DNA | A molecule in all living cells that contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live. |
Homozygous | Having two identical alleles for a trait. |
Mutation | A change in a gene or chromosomes. |
Recessive | A gene that is covered up or hidden by the dominant trait. |
Allele | Different forms of the same gene. |
Heterozygous | Having two different alleles for a trait. |