ACSSU184
Elaborations
- describing the role of DNA as the blueprint for controlling the characteristics of organisms
- using models and diagrams to represent the relationship between DNA, genes and chromosomes
- recognising that genetic information passed on to offspring is from both parents by meiosis and fertilisation
- representing patterns of inheritance of a simple dominant/recessive characteristic through generations of a family
- predicting simple ratios of offspring genotypes and phenotypes in crosses involving dominant/recessive gene pairs or in genes that are sex-linked
- describing mutations as changes in DNA or chromosomes and outlining the factors that contribute to causing mutations
- investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge of heredity as evidenced by the strict adherence to kinship and family structures, especially marriage laws
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