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6th Grade Heredity Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to offspring through genes. These three 6th grade worksheets, each with an answer key, build the language students need before Punnett squares. Inherited and Acquired Traits sorts 12 examples, Dominant and Recessive Alleles uses tall and short pea plants and round and wrinkled seeds, and Genetics Vocabulary matches 12 terms such as allele and phenotype to their definitions.

Frequently Asked Questions

A genotype is the pair of alleles an organism has, such as Tt. A phenotype is the trait you can see, such as a tall pea plant. Dominant and Recessive Alleles has students write the phenotype for six genotypes.

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