LAC 28:CXXIII.2305
LAC 28:CXXIII.2305. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 28, pt. CXXIII, § 2305
A. Formulate, refine, and evaluate questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
B. Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from:
1. new genetic combinations through meiosis;
2. viable errors occurring during replication; and/or
3. mutations caused by environmental factors.
C. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.