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Genetics and Heredity

Virginia SOL LS.10

Investigate and understand how organisms reproduce and transmit genetic information to new generations.

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What students need to be able to do

  • Explain that DNA has a role in making proteins that determine organism traits.
  • Explain that the role of meiosis is to transfer traits to the next generation.
  • Use Punnett squares as mathematical models to predict the probability of traits in offspring.