VCSSU119
The transmission of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next involves DNA and genes
Elaborations
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using models and diagrams to represent the relationship between DNA, genes and chromosomes
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describing mutations as changes in DNA or chromosomes and outlining the factors that contribute to causing mutations
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recognising that genetic information passed on to offspring is from both parents and involves the processes of fertilisation and meiosis
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representing patterns of inheritance of a simple dominant/recessive characteristic through generations of a family
VCSSU119 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
