Genes and Mutations

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What are changes in genetic material?

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Mutations

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

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What are strands of DNA that have been tightly coiled?

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Chromosomes

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What factors can influence traits besides genetics?

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Environmental factors

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

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What is the genetic material found in cells that contains the code of life?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What do we call differences in traits that explain why siblings don't look exactly alike?

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Variations

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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What is the basic unit of heredity that carries genetic information?

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Gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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What is the process by which genetic information is passed from parents to offspring?

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Heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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What is a permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene?

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Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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What are observable characteristics or traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype