1. Unit 4 Vocabulary
Genetics

2. What the offspring looks like….its photo
Genotype
Phenotype
Recessive trait
Dominant trait

3. A physical characteristic….
Heredity
Nucleus
Trait
Gene

4. Is weak and can be covered up by the dominant trait (dd)
Recessive trait
Chromosome
Trait
Adapt/adaptation

5. The letters… or genes inherited from each parent
Dominant trait
Recessive trait
Phenotype
Genotype

6. The passing of traits from parent to offspring…
Gene
Chromosome
Selective breeding
Heredity

7. Structure in the DNA that contains the genes
Genotype
Gene
Phenotype
Chromosome

8. Process of passing traits from TWO parents to the offspring
Natural selection
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Selective breeding

9. Is strong and WILL show up in the offspring (DD OR Dd)
Recessive trait
Trait
Dominant trait
Heredity

10. A section of the chromosome that carries the information of a single trait
Heredity
Gene
Chromosome
Trait

11. Deoxyribonucleic acid….a molecule that contains the genetic code
DNA
Trait
Nucleus

12. Process of passing traits from ONE parent to the offspring
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Natural selection
Selective breeding

13. Part of the cell that contains the DNA and controls the cell activity
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Vacuole

14. Survival of the fittest, plants and animals that are best adapted and reproduce
Adapt/adaptation
Natural selection
Selective breeding
Chromosome

15. A method of breeding for specific traits in plants and animals
Natural selection
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Selective breeding

16. When plants or animals adjust to changes in their environment
Adapt/adaptation
Natural selection
Selective breeding
Sexual reproduction