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Heredity and DNA

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I can describe what is meant by heredity and why offspring usually look similar to their parents.

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I can explain that some, but not all, features are inherited when genetic material is passed from parents to their offspring.

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I can describe what genetic material is and where it is stored in animals, plants and microorganisms.

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I can describe the structure of DNA and evaluate models of it.

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I can observe DNA extracted from fruit and identify the main apparatus and steps in the extraction method.

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I can describe how scientists collected evidence and shared findings to develop a model to describe the structure of DNA.

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I can explain the difference between DNA, chromosomes, genes and the genome.

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