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