Genetics 12/1/16

This week we were studying about genetics. We had different vocabulary that we needed to learn the meanings of. Some of them are:

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Allele
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Dominant
• Recessive

Genotype

The sum total of genes passed from parent to offspring.

Phenotype

The traits in a person you can see.

Allele

Several types of the same gene.

Homozygous

Having the same pairs of genes for any pair of characteristics.  💜=💜

Heterozygous

Having two different genes in a pair for a characteristic.  💛_💜

Dominant

The one in a pair of different alleles that blocks the effect of the recessive trait when both are present in the same cell or organism.

Recessive

Recessive is the one in a pair of different alleles whose effect is blocked by dominant if both are in the same cell or organism.

S&EP: SP7

Did you participate in a class discussion providing evidence for your answers, and/or used the ACE strategy in your work?

Yes, I did. In class, we had a discussion about these words and their meanings. We used some other kids answers to make a sentence frame for the questions Ms. Garcia asked in class.