PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Vocabulary Words, Definitions, and Pictures
Traits- A distinct feature, as of a persons character
Heredity- The passage of traits or characteristics from parents to offspring
Sexual Reproduction- A biological process in which organisms produce offspring by combining their genetic material.
Asexual Reproduction- Not involving sex organs or the union of sex cells
Gene- Unit of inheritance, a piece of the genetic material that determines the inheritance of a particular characteristic, or group of characteristics
Chromosomes- Components in a cell that contain genetic information
DNA- Contains the genetic information for living organisms
Genotype- Genetic makeup of the organism
Phenotype- The observable traits of an organism passed on from parent to offspring
Allele- Alleles are different forms of the same gene
