Genetics and Heredity
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Objective
I can define genetics and heredity and explain how they are related by using the video to answer questions with at least 80% accuracy.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
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Genes are individualized sections of DNA on the chromosomes of cells and carry instructions for making molecules called proteins.
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An organism’s genotype is their complete collection of alleles, while the phenotype describes the traits that we can observe.
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A Punnett square can be used to map out the odds of allele combinations that offspring may inherit from their parents.
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Practice
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Define genetics and heredity in your own words. How are they related?
Explain the difference between genotype and phenotype, providing an example not used in the video.
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“Define genetics and heredity. How are they related, according to the video?”
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