Matching Pairs Matching - Punnett Squares ,Variation, & MutationsOnline version Matching - Punnett Squares ,Variation, & Mutations by Benjamin D Morgan 1 1 letter per starred spot 2 Punnett Square showing VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents 3 Claim, Evidence, Reasoning/Elaboration 4 Not scientific evidence 5 Sexual Reproduction 6 Variation 7 2 letters per starred spot 8 Mutation 9 Punnett Square definition 10 Natural Selection 11 Asexual Reproduction 12 Mutations AND Mixing of alleles during Sexual Reproduction 13 The two different parents 14 Reasoning/Elaboration 15 The possible offspring 16 Punnett Square showing NO VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents Organisms with the better genes survive and those alleles get passed on the offspring Type of reproduction that leads to NO variation of traits Type of reproduction that leads to variation of traits A change in a gene/allele base pair that causes a new allele to be formed that can be passed to the offspring When asked a factual question these are the three things you must include to answer the question in science A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross of 2 parents Opinions, beliefs, what I feel is the answer Differences among individuals in the composition of their genes or other DNA segments Causes of genetic variation Where you state what the scientific evidence (numbers, observations, etc) actually means. Do you understand the numbers you just presented?