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Grade Level:: 7
Subject:: Science
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Goal Summary:: MS-LS3-2. 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. [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.]

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MS-LS3-1. 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.[Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on conceptual
understanding that changes in genetic material may result in making different proteins.] [Assessment
Boundary: Assessment does not include specific changes at the molecular level, mechanisms for protein
synthesis, or specific types of mutations.]
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