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Term / Synonym/Explanation / Example/Image/Showing Sentence
Chromosomes, n. / Compact ______of DNA in a cell’s nucleus that carry the code for the organism’s inherited characteristics / Most humans have ______chromosomes or 23 ______(one from mom and one from dad)
DNA, n. / The genetic molecule in a cell’s nucleus that determines the organism’s genetic traits / DNA is the abbreviation for ______.
Gene, n.
Genetic, adj. / A ______on a chromosome that determines a particular inherited characteristics-coding for a specific ______/ Your eye color is controlled by your ______.
RNA, n. / The genetic molecule that transcribes DNA information into a code that the cell can translate into a ______. / RNA is the abbreviation for ______.
Genome, n. / ______the genes of an organism. / Scientists have just finished______the entire human genome.
Clone, n. or v. / A plant or animal grown from the cell of another plant or animal and is an ______of that plant or animal. / It is currently not legal to make a human clone.
It is ______to clone a human.
Molecules, n. / Groups of atoms ______together. / Water is a molecule containing ______hydrogen atoms and ______oxygen atom.
Offspring, n. / An animal’s or human’s young, children. / A steelhead trout has many ______offspring at one time than humans do.
Trait, n. / A quality or ______which makes one thing different from another. / Having hair or fur is a trait of being a ______.
Variation, n. / Differences between things of the same type, ______. / There is a lot of variation in the hair color of ______.
Genotype, n. / The kinds of genes (alleles) an individual carries / The cat had a ______(tt) recessive genotype.
Phenotype, n. / The ______expression of a gene. / The cat had the recessive ______so the cats had no tails.
Heredity, n. / The passing of traits from parents to offspring / The heredity of the English Royal family was well known.
Alleles, n. / Alternate form of a gene. The alleles for a trait occupy the ______on homologous chromosomes. / You ______one allele from your ______and one from your ______for each trait.
Dominant, n. / An inherited trait which is present even when inherited ______from one parent. / ______eye color is dominant over other eye color
Recessive, n. / The form of the gene that shows up only when inherited from ______. / When______parents have the recessive allele for nonclotting blood, their offspring maybe hemophiliacs.
Probability, n. / The ______of an occurrence. / The student who studies has a ______probability of succeeding in school than a student who does not study.

KeyGenetics Vocabulary Note-Taking Chart

Term / Synonym/Explanation / Example/Image/Showing Sentence
Chromosomes, n. / Compact spools of DNA in a cell’s nucleus that carry the code for the organism’s inherited characteristics / Most humans have 46 chromosomes or 23 homologous pairs (one from mom and one from dad).
DNA, n. / The genetic molecule in a cell’s nucleus that determines the organism’s genetic traits / DNA is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid.
Gene, n.
Genetic, adj. / A segment of DNA on a chromosome that determines a particular inherited characteristics-coding for a specific protein / Your eye color is controlled by your genes.
Genome, n. / All the genes of an organism. / Scientists have just finished mapping the entire human genome.
RNA, n. / The genetic molecule that transcribes DNA information into a code that the cell can translate into a protein. / RNA is the abbreviation for ribonucleic acid.
Clone, n. or v. / A plant or animal grown from the cell of another plant or animal and is an exact copy of that plant or animal. / It is currently not legal to make a human clone.
It is illegal to clone a human.
Molecules, n. / Groups of atoms bonded together. / Water is a molecule containing two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Offspring, n. / An animal’s or human’s young, children. / A salmon has many more offspring at one time than humans do.
Trait, n. / A quality or characteristic which makes one thing different from another. / Having hair or fur is a trait of being a mammal.
Variation, n. / Differences between things of the same type, diversity / There is a lot of variation in the hair color of humans.
Genotype, n. / The kinds of genes (alleles)an individual carries / The cat had a homozygous (tt) genotype.
Phenotype, n. / The observable expression of a trait / The cat had the recessive bobtail trait so the cats had no tails.
Heredity, n. / The passing of traits from parents to offspring / The heredity of the English Royal family was well known.
Alleles, n. / Alternate forms or varieties of a gene. The alleles for a trait occupy the same position on homologous chromosomes and thus govern the same trait. / You receive one allele from your mother and one from your father for each trait.
Dominant, n. / An inherited trait which is present even when inherited only from one parent. / Brown eye color is dominant over other eye color
Recessive, n. / the form of the gene that shows up only when inherited from both parents. Requires both alleles to show / When______parents have the recessive allele for nonclotting blood, their offspring maybe hemophiliacs.
Probability, n. / the likelihood of an occurrence / The student who studies has a greater probability of succeeding in school than a student who does not study.