Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

MS-LS3-2

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on using models such as Punnett squares, diagrams, and simulations to describe the cause and effect relationship of gene transmission from parent(s) to offspring and resulting genetic variation.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms

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

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471452

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http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471454

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http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471455