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5th grade
Vocabulary about GENETICS
Term | Definition |
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offspring | a person's child |
DNA | a code that carries genetic information about a living thing; abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid |
recessive | relating to a gene carrying the weaker trait |
dominant | relating to a gene carrying a stronger trait |
trait | a feature or quality of an animal, plant, thing, or group |
acquire | to get or learn something |
chromosome | a rod-shaped structure inside cells that carries genes |
inherited trait | a trait that you are born with, such as haircolor, eye color, skin color, or height |
genetics | the field of science that studies how traits are passed on from one generation to the next |
genes | located in your cells; tell your cells to make certain traits for your body |
acquired trait | a trait that you learn or obtain |