English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Use key genetic terms correctly to describe how characteristics are inherited, including genotype, phenotype, genes and alleles
Explain how characteristics are inherited, including the difference between single-gene and multiple-gene traits, and how genotype affects phenotype
Use Punnett squares to predict outcomes of genetic crosses and interpret results using ratios and probabilities (including unfamiliar examples for higher tier)
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Words and meanings to learn
gene
a small section of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific protein
allele
a different version of the same gene
genotype
the combination of alleles an organism has
phenotype
the observable characteristics of an organism
dominant allele
an allele that is expressed if present, even if only one copy is inherited
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