Predicting Inherited Traits
Explain how alleles are inherited in sexual reproduction and use Punnett squares to predict the probability of offspring inheriting a characteristic, including dominant and recessive alleles
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Use a one-gene model to predict genotype probabilities without oversimplifying human eye colour.
Use a one-gene model to predict genotype probabilities without oversimplifying human eye colour.
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Natural Selection
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Check understanding
- Defines allele, dominant, and recessive in the context of inheritance
- Constructs a Punnett square for a monohybrid cross and calculates probability ratios
- Explains the difference between genotype and phenotype
- Gives an example of a human characteristic controlled by dominant/recessive alleles
“If your child was asked why two brown-eyed parents can have a blue-eyed child, could they explain what dominant and recessive alleles are and show how it works using a Punnett square?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Ecosystems & Habitats
- Age range
- Ages 13–14
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