Genetic Inheritance

Grade 645 min

Learning Objective

I can explain how traits are passed from parents to offspring through genes in chromosomes.

Lesson Flow

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5 min

Inheritance Explained || How do we inherit features from our parents?

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Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œDescribe how a child inherits traits from their parents, including the roles of genes and alleles. Provide an example using a specific trait, such as eye color. Explain the process of how reproductive cells are formed in parents and how this affects the traits passed on to offspring. Use the example of the cystic fibrosis gene to illustrate your explanation.”

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