Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXIII - Bulletin 1962-Louisiana Science Content Standards
Chapter 23 - Life Science
Section CXXIII-2305 - Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXXIII-2305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

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.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.6, R.S. 17:24.4, and R.S. 17:154.

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