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Identify that genes are sets of instructions that determine which characteristics are passed from parent to offspring.
Access Point #: SC.912.L.16.In.1
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  • SC.912.L.16.1: Use Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment to analyze patterns of inheritance.
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Number:
SC.912.L.16.In.1
Category:
Independent
Date Adopted or Revised:
02/08
Standard:
Heredity and Reproduction : 

A. DNA stores and transmits genetic information. Genes are sets of instructions encoded in the structure of DNA.

B. Genetic information is passed from generation to generation by DNA in all organisms and accounts for similarities in related individuals.

C. Manipulation of DNA in organisms has led to commercial production of biological molecules on a large scale and genetically modified organisms.

D. Reproduction is characteristic of living things and is essential for the survival of species.

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