Heredity
The passing of traits and characteristics from parents to offspring (children)
Heredity
A trait that an organism is born with
Inherited Trait
A trait that will always show and blocks the recessive trait
Dominant
The twisted zipper shape of DNA
Double Helix
An organism’s genetic material
DNA
The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring
Genetics
A trait that an organism learns during its life
Acquired Trait
A trait that will only show if it is not blocked by a dominant trait
Recessive
The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another identical DNA molecule
Replication
A section of a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait
Gene
He is known as the “father of genetics” because he discovered the basics of heredity by studying pea plants
Gregor Mendel
Riding a bike
Acquired
Two alleles that control what appears
Genotype
The number of nitrogen bases that DNA is made up of
4
These are made of proteins and coiled DNA; many genes are on one
Chromosome
He came up with the theory of natural selection
Charles Darwin
Eye color
Inherited
How a trait appears or is expressed
Phenotype
The sides of DNA that is made of two materials bonded together
Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
A quality or characteristic controlled by genetic information
Trait
The theory that populations change as environments change to live and compete better
Natural Selection
Height
Inherited
Different forms of a gene; two make up a genotype
Alleles
The units that DNA is made up of that include the sugar-phosphate backbone and a nitrogen base
Nucleotide
A model used to predict possible genotypes of offspring
Punnett Square