Inherited Traits
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Barbara White
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Heredity Noun
[huh-red-i-tee]
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Heredity
The biological process of transferring genetic traits and characteristics from parents to their offspring across successive generations.
Example: This diagram shows a simple family tree, representing how traits are passed down from parents to their offspring across generations.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Inherited Trait Noun
[in-her-it-ed trayt]
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Inherited Trait
A specific characteristic of an organism that is genetically determined and passed down from parents to their offspring.
Example: This family tree, called a pedigree chart, shows how a trait (represented by the red shapes) is passed down from parents to their children across multiple generations.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Acquired Trait Noun
[uh-kwahy-erd trayt]
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Acquired Trait
A characteristic that an organism develops during its lifetime due to environmental influences, which is not genetically inherited.
Example: A person's large muscles are an acquired trait because they are developed through the behavior of exercising, not inherited from their parents.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Cell Noun
[sel]
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Cell
The basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known living organisms, often called the 'building blocks of life'.
Example: This diagram shows a basic animal cell, highlighting the nucleus, which contains the genetic material (DNA) that determines an organism's inherited traits.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Nucleus Noun
[noo-klee-uhs]
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Nucleus
A membrane-bound organelle within a eukaryotic cell that contains the cell's hereditary material, including chromosomes and DNA.
Example: This diagram shows the nucleus, which contains chromatin. Chromatin holds the genetic information (DNA) that determines inherited traits like eye color and height.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Chromosome Noun
[kroh-muh-sohm]
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Chromosome
A thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
Example: This diagram shows a chromosome is a structure inside a cell's nucleus, made of tightly coiled DNA, which carries the genetic information for inherited traits.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Gene Noun
[jeen]
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Gene
A specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is located on a chromosome and codes for a functional product.
Example: This diagram shows that a gene is a specific segment of a DNA molecule, which is tightly coiled into a chromosome found inside a cell's nucleus.
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