Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

MS-LS3-1

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on conceptual understanding that changes in genetic material may result in making different proteins.

Comment en-US: Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include specific changes at the molecular level, mechanisms for protein synthesis, or specific types of mutations.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471318

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471453

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471456

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471460