Vocab by https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh I Was Forced Into This ;) en-us 2017-03-01 16:45:09 UTC 2017-03-07 17:15:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Heredity 131050013118 https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/157085438 Definition- The passing on of traits from one generation to the next.

Meaning- The way you get different characteristics from your parents.

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This Makes Me Think Of- where i get my different traits from in my family.

Rating- I get it]]> 2017-03-01 16:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/157085438 Trait 131050013118 https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/157088468 Definition- A specific characteristic that varies from one organism to another.

Meaning- The different characteristics of an organism like we all have eye but the trait is what color they are.

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This Makes Me Think Of- How many different traits there are.

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]]> 2017-03-01 16:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/157088468 Gene 131050013118 https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/157091386 Definition- a specific sequence of DNA that determines a specific trait.

Meaning- The part of DNA that gives us our traits

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This Makes Me Think Of- How important genes are to our life we wouldn't be here if genes weren't a thing.

Rating- I get it]]> 2017-03-01 17:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/157091386 Allele 131050013118 https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/158401257 Definition- Different form of genes

Meaning- Alleles are the "letters" that give us traits.

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This Makes Me Think Of- Dominant and Recessive genes.

Rating- I kinda get it]]> 2017-03-07 16:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/158401257 Dominant 131050013118 https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/158415747 Definition- A trait that shows up if the dominant allele is present, it is represented by a capital letter.

Meaning- A trait that is going to show up no matter what as long as it is present.

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This Makes Me Think Of- What alleles and traits are dominant over the others?

Rating- I really get it]]> 2017-03-07 17:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/158415747 Recessive 131050013118 https://padlet.com/131050013118/hxrju7g6c8dh/wish/158417972 Definition- Trait that shows only if the dominant allele is not present, it is represented by a lowercase letter.

Meaning- A trait that only shows up if the dominant trait is not there.

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This Makes Me Think Of- How rare these recessive traits can be.

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