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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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  • 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

Standards

ngss-ms:MS-LS3-2uk-nc-2013:KS3.Sci.Bio.Adaptation.6