Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity ~ Misconception RHM023

How old an organism is when it acquires an environmentally induced characteristic will affect whether the characteristic is passed on to its offspring (e.g. If a father lost a finger as a child he will pass the missing-finger trait to his children, but if he lost his finger as an adult he will not pass the missing-finger trait to his children) (Kargbo et al., 1980).

Items that test for misconception RHM023 in this project (Original Project) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
RH038001	If a mouse loses its tail in a mousetrap and has babies later, there will be no effect on the tails of the baby mice.	11%