5th Grade Science Genetics and Heredity Vocabulary Cards

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offspring
inherited traits
1
culture
species
9
genetics
population
2
10
3
acquired traits
11
similar
individual
unique
4
DNA
20
13
6
14
natural
21
Physical
characteristics
22
nurtured
15
7
trait
8
19
recessive
reproduce
genes
variety
12
5
environmental
factors
18
transmit
dominant
alleles
17
23
heredity
16
24
characteristics that an organism
get from its parents
1
a population of the same kind of
organism (100 deer)
9
everyday life shared by people
in a particular place or time
scientific study of heredity
10
2
a behavior that is taught or
learned
having characteristics in
common
a new organism produced by
parents (seedling, child, kitten)
17
all the individuals of the same
kind, living in the same
environment
18
being different or diverse
19
3
11
a single or separate organism
4
a characteristic that makes an
organism different from others
12
to pass on from one place or
person to another
20
holds the code for every cell in
your body
5
a factor that will determine
whether a trait is shown
13
a factor not shown when one of
a pair is dominant
21
Pairs that give us traits and
make us unique
xy = boy
xx = girl
6
to generate or make offspring
14
traits or features of an
organism’s physical structure
22
caused by nature
to support and encourage
during development
natural elements in an
environment that affect the
survival of an organism
15
23
7
factors that control traits
8
specific characteristics that
vary from one individual to
another
16
the passing of traits from parents
to offspring
24
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