unit 4 hereditary vocabulary (aria, adi, bolaji, and harvy)
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By:Adi, Aria, Bolaji, and Harvy
UNIT 4: HEREDITY
VOCABULARY
CHARACTERISTICS A distinguishing feature or quality
INHERITED Derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one’s
parents or ancestors
TRAIT A characteristic that an organism can
pass on to its offspring through its genes
OFFSPRING Children or young of a person, animal,
or plant
INNATE Existing from birth; inborn
INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIORS Behaviors animals are born knowing
how to do
LEARNED BEHAVIORS Actions and reactions that an animal
learns itself usually from its parents
RECESSIVE TRAIT A trait that reappears in the 2nd
generation after disappearing in the 1st generation when parents with different
traits are bred
DOMINANT TRAITS Occurs when one allele masks or
suppresses the expression of its partner
INBORN Inherent, (adj.) naturally present at birth
; innate