What is a male and female unite sperm and egg to create anew organism?
Sexual Reproduction
What is the passing of the traits from one generation to another?
Heredity
What is found on a segment of DNA on the chromosome that determines the inheritance of a particular trait?
Genes
What is one gene from the pair of traits from the parents?
Allele
What is a sperm or egg used for reproduction?
Sex Cell
Name the organelle in a cell where DNA is found?
Nucleus
What is a structure in the nucleus that contains the DNA?
Chromosomes
What is the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics?
DNA
What is genetic makeup of an organism?
Genotype
What is the physical characteristics of an organism?
Phenotype
What are traits passed on from parents to offspring, they are controlled by genes?
Inherited traits
What are things that affect an organism's characteristics but are not in the DNA?
Environmental Factors
What is the inherited trait that is always expressed if it is present?
Dominant trait
What is the inherited trait that is not expressed if a dominant trait is present?
Recessive trait
What is a new trait is created by combining two different traits? Neither is dominant nor recessive.
Blended Traits
