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My Family And Me

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Students create a family pedigree, relate the laws of inheritance to a family pedigree, and determine certain phenotypes and corresponding genotypes of members in their family.

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genotypes, pedigree, phenotypes

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genotypes, pedigree, phenotypes, science
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice

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