More VOCAB by https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt YEAH en-us 2018-02-27 15:58:24 UTC 2025-11-08 12:10:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Trait 131050017350 https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/235958546 Def: a specific characteristic that varies from one organism to another 
Term in my own words: is a feature of an organism.
makes me think of: makes me think of a start of something.
Understanding: i kind of get it]]> 2018-02-27 16:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/235958546 131050017350 https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/235991909 2018-02-27 16:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/235991909 Heredity 131050017350 https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/235995224 Def: Passing on traits one generation to another.
It is why offspring look like their parents. 
Term the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. 
Makes me think of: passing stuff
Understanding: kinda get it]]> 2018-02-27 16:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/235995224 Gene 131050017350 https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/236002300 Def: A specific segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait.
Term: can acquire mutations in their sequence, leading to different variants, known as alleles, in the population 
Makes me think of: DNA  codes 
Understanding: i sort of get it.]]> 2018-02-27 17:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/236002300 Allele 131050017350 https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/236009461 Def: Different forms of the same gene
Term: one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
makes me think of: genes
understanding: kinda of get it.]]> 2018-02-27 17:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/236009461 Dominant and Recessive 131050017350 https://padlet.com/131050017350/oxgeed1kwmqt/wish/236014696 Dominant: trait shows up if the dominant allele is present, it is represented by capital letter 
Recessive: trait shows up if a dominant allele is not present, it is represented by a lower case letter.
Term: The terms dominant and recessive describe the inheritance patterns of certain traits. That is, they describe how likely it is for a certain phenotype to pass from parent offspring. 
makes me think of: certain traits.
Understanding: sort of get it.


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