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Understanding Inheritance Vocabulary

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This printable genetics worksheet covers 11 key vocabulary terms related to inheritance and heredity for middle and high school students. Students match definitions to terms and unscramble words including phenotype, genotype, allele, Punnett square, codominance, and incomplete dominance. Suitable for vocabulary review, classroom practice, or homework during a genetics unit.

Subject:: Science
Topic:: Biology
Grade Level:: 6th – 12th Grades
Updated January 2026

Word Bank

gene
allele
phenotype
genotype
homozygous
heterozygous
Punnett square
incomplete dominance
codominance
sex-linked trait
polygenic inheritance

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