Matching Pairs Matching - Punnett Squares ,Variation, & MutationsOnline version Matching - Punnett Squares ,Variation, & Mutations by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Not scientific evidence 2 Sexual Reproduction 3 Punnett Square showing NO VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents 4 Mutations AND Mixing of alleles during Sexual Reproduction 5 Claim, Evidence, Reasoning/Elaboration 6 Punnett Square showing VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents 7 The possible offspring 8 1 letter per starred spot 9 Asexual Reproduction 10 Variation 11 2 letters per starred spot 12 Punnett Square definition 13 Natural Selection 14 Mutation 15 The two different parents 16 Reasoning/Elaboration Differences among individuals in the composition of their genes or other DNA segments Type of reproduction that leads to NO variation of traits Type of reproduction that leads to variation of traits 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 A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross of 2 parents Where you state what the scientific evidence (numbers, observations, etc) actually means. Do you understand the numbers you just presented? 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 Causes of genetic variation