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The possible offspring

Natural Selection

Mutations AND Mixing of alleles during Sexual Reproduction

Punnett Square showing NO VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents

Not scientific evidence

Punnett Square showing VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents

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Reasoning/Elaboration

The two different parents

Mutation

Asexual Reproduction

Sexual Reproduction

Variation

Punnett Square definition

Type of reproduction that leads to variation of traits

A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross of 2 parents

When asked a factual question these are the three things you must include to answer the question in science

Opinions, beliefs, what I feel is the answer

Type of reproduction that leads to NO variation of traits

Organisms with the better genes survive and those alleles get passed on the offspring

Causes of genetic variation

A change in a gene/allele base pair that causes a new allele to be formed that can be passed to the offspring

Differences among individuals in the composition of their genes or other DNA segments

Where you state what the scientific evidence (numbers, observations, etc) actually means. Do you understand the numbers you just presented?