VOCABULARY UNIT 4 LESSON 2VOCABULARY UNIT 4 LESSON 2

Family TraitsFamily Traits

traittrait

• it is a NOUNit is a NOUN

• A genetically determined A genetically determined characteristic or condition characteristic or condition

• Synonym: characteristic Synonym: characteristic

Example:Example:

We get our physical We get our physical traitstraits from our parents, from our parents, grandparents or someone grandparents or someone in our family. in our family.

generationgeneration

• it is a NOUNit is a NOUN

• All of the children that All of the children that are at the same stage are at the same stage of descent from a of descent from a common ancestor common ancestor

Example:Example:

In the picture there are In the picture there are three generations, my three generations, my mother, me and my mother, me and my daughter.daughter.Great-

great-grandmother

Great grandmother

grandmother

mother

daughter

inheritinherit

• it is a VERBit is a VERB• To receive (a To receive (a

characteristic) from characteristic) from one's parents by one's parents by genetic genetic transmission transmission

• Synonym: acquire, Synonym: acquire, receive receive

Example:Example:My son My son inheritedinherited his his

green from my father.green from my father.

MOM

Brown hair

Green eyes

Short

DAD

Blonde hair

Blue eyes

Tall

ME

Brown Hair (from mom)

Blue eyes (from dad)

Tall (from dad)

membersmembers

• it is a NOUNit is a NOUN

• One that belongs One that belongs to a group or an to a group or an organization organization

Example:Example:

All of the All of the membersmembers in in my family look alike in my family look alike in some way.some way.

chickchick

• it is a NOUNit is a NOUN• The young of any The young of any

bird. bird. • Synonym: babySynonym: baby• Antonym: adult Antonym: adult

Example:Example:I think all little I think all little chickschicks

look alike..look alike..

wonderwonder

• it is a VERBit is a VERB• To be filled with To be filled with

curiosity or doubtcuriosity or doubt• Synonym: speculate, Synonym: speculate, • Antonym: believeAntonym: believe

Example:Example:I I wonderwonder why I look like why I look like

my grandmothermy grandmother..

pea plant pea plant

• it is a NOUNit is a NOUN• a leguminous plant of a leguminous plant of

the genus Pisum with the genus Pisum with small white flowers small white flowers and long green pods and long green pods containing edible containing edible green seeds green seeds

Example:Example:The The pea plantpea plant contains contains

many pea pods.many pea pods.

dominantdominant

• it is a ADJECTIVEit is a ADJECTIVE• Having the most Having the most

influence over influence over someone or something someone or something

• Synonym: prevailing Synonym: prevailing • Antonym: recessiveAntonym: recessive

Example:Example:Almost everyone in my Almost everyone in my

family has brown hair, family has brown hair, the brown hair gene the brown hair gene dominates dominates in my in my family.family.

recessiverecessive

• it is a ADJECTIVEit is a ADJECTIVE

• A gene that does not A gene that does not produce a characteristic produce a characteristic when a dominant gene when a dominant gene is presentis present

• Antonym: dominantAntonym: dominant

Example:Example:

Every person has Every person has recessiverecessive genes. genes.

factorfactor

• it is a NOUNit is a NOUN• Something that actively contributes to Something that actively contributes to

an accomplishment, result, or process an accomplishment, result, or process • Synonym: agent Synonym: agent

Example:Example:Different Different factorsfactors determine what we determine what we

look like.look like.

genegene• it is a NOUNit is a NOUN• A hereditary unit A hereditary unit

consisting of a consisting of a sequence of DNA that sequence of DNA that occupies a specific occupies a specific location on a location on a chromosome and chromosome and determines a particular determines a particular characteristic in an characteristic in an organism organism

Example:Example:The The genesgenes we inherit will we inherit will

determine what we will determine what we will look like.look like.