Question

Y. How are genes related to organisms’ traits?

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Experimental Methods

3. Describe the procedure that you followed to test the paper airplanes.

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Data and Observations

4. Record your observations in the data table.

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Table 1. Distance Travelled by Paper Airplanes Released from the Same Height

Airplane Qualitative distance travelled compared to airplane 1 (greater, shorter, equal)

Trial 1 Qualitative distance travelled compared to airplane 1 (greater, shorter, equal)

Trial 2 Qualitative distance travelled compared to airplane 1 (greater, shorter, equal)

Trial 3

2

3

4

Conclusions

5. What conclusions can you draw about how structural changes to genes (mutations) affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism? Write an evidence-based claim that cites evidence from the results of the paper airplane test as a model.

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6. Which fruit fly wing mutation(s) do you think is/are harmful to the fruit fly’s ability to fly? Explain by comparing the wing structure of the fly with the mutation to the wing structure of a fly without a mutation.
. How are genes related to organisms’ traits?
Type your answer here:
Experimental Methods
3. Describe the procedure that you followed to test the paper airplanes.
Type your answer here:
Data and Observations
4. Record your observations in the data table.
Type your answer here:
Table 1. Distance Travelled by Paper Airplanes Released from the Same Height
Airplane Qualitative distance travelled compared to airplane 1 (greater, shorter, equal)
Trial 1 Qualitative distance travelled compared to airplane 1 (greater, shorter, equal)
Trial 2 Qualitative distance travelled compared to airplane 1 (greater, shorter, equal)
Trial 3
2
3
4
Conclusions
5. What conclusions can you draw about how structural changes to genes (mutations) affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism? Write an evidence-based claim that cites evidence from the results of the paper airplane test as a model.
Type your answer here:
6. Which fruit fly wing mutation(s) do you think is/are harmful to the fruit fly’s ability to fly? Explain by comparing the wing structure of the fly with the mutation to the wing structure of a fly without a mutation.
Type your answer here:
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Answer 1

Answer: Mendel postulated transmissible factors—genes—to

explain the inheritance of traits. He discovered that

genes exist in different forms, which we now call alleles.

Each organism carries two copies of each gene.

Explanation: During

reproduction, one of the gene copies is randomly incorporated into each gamete. When the male and female

gametes unite at fertilization, the gene copy number is

restored to two. Different alleles may coexist in an organism. During the production of gametes, they separate

from each other without having been altered by

coexistence.