Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity ~ NGSS Link LS3.A-M.1

Genes are located in the chromosomes of cells, with each chromosome pair containing two variants of each of many distinct genes. Each distinct gene chiefly controls the production of specific proteins, which in turn affects the traits of the individual. Changes (mutations) to genes can result in changes to proteins, which can affect the structures and functions of the organism and thereby change traits.

Items associated with this NGSS statement in this project (Original Project) and key idea (DNA molecules provide the cells wit…)
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RH016001	DNA is the molecule that provides information for making proteins in an organism, not enzymes, amino acids, or other protein molecules.
RH015003	The information in genes provides instructions for assembling amino acids into protein molecules.

Items associated with this NGSS statement in this project (Original Project) and other key ideas
RH015002	The information in DNA molecules provides instructions for assembling amino acids into protein molecules.
RH023001	Both an organism's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be influenced by the actions of protein molecules (no specific organism identified).
RH023002	Both an organism's physical characteristics and the function of the organism's cells could be influenced by the actions of protein molecules in an organism's cells (no specific organism identified).
RH024001	Both an organism's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be affected by the information in the organism's DNA molecules (no specific organism identified).
RH024002	Both an organism's physical characteristics and the function of the organism's cells could be affected by the information in the organism's DNA molecules (no specific organism identified).
RH024003	Both a human's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be affected by the information in the DNA molecules in the human.
RH024004	Both a plant's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be affected by the information in the DNA molecules in the plant.
RH024005	Both a bird's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be affected by the information in the bird's DNA molecules.
RH024006	Both an insect's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be affected by the information in the DNA molecules in the insect.
RH023003	Both a human's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be influenced by the actions of protein molecules within the cells of the human.
RH023004	Both a bird's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be influenced by the actions of protein molecules within the bird's cells.
RH023005	Both an insect's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be influenced by the actions of protein molecules within the insect's cells.
RH023006	Both a plant's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be influenced by the actions of protein molecules within the plant's cells.