The Continuity of Life · Genetics & Heredity

Meiosis and Inheritance Patterns

Exploring how traits are passed from parents to offspring through sexual reproduction.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is genetic variation essential for the survival of a population?
  2. 2How do predictable patterns of inheritance allow us to trace genetic disorders?
  3. 3How does the environment interact with genes to influence an organism's phenotype?

Common Core State Standards

HS-LS3-2HS-LS3-3
Grade: 9th Grade
Subject: Biology
Unit: The Continuity of Life
Period: Genetics & Heredity

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