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- %CO:A,12,72%Attainment target 4 : Genetics and evolution
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- Pupils should develop their knowledge and understanding of variation
- and its genetic and environmental causes and the basic mechanisms of
- inheritance, selection and evolution.
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- Level 1 * know human beings vary from one individual to another.
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- Level 2 * be able to measure simple differences between each other.
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- Level 3 * know that some life forms became extinct a long time ago and
- others more recently.
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- Level 4 * be able to measure variations in living organisms.
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- Level 5 * know that information in the form of genes can be passed on
- from one generation to the next.
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- Level 6 * know that variation in living organisms has both genetic and
- environmental causes.
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- Level 7 * understand the way in which sex is determined in human
- beings.
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- Level 8 * understand the principles of a monohybrid cross involving
- dominant and recessive alleles.
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- * be able to describe examples of the inheritance of human
- genetic disorders.
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- * understand that ionising radiation can cause genetic
- mutation.
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- Level 9 * understand the relationship between variation, natural
- selection and reproductive success in organisms and the
- significance of these relationships for evolution.
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- * know that selective breeding can produce economic benefits
- and contributes to improved yields in agriculture.
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- * be able to describe a range of cloning methods and their
- uses in agriculture, and show an appreciation of the
- economic impact and the related ethical issues.
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- * know that a gene is a section of a DNA molecule.
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- Level 10 * be able to analyse a range of monohybrid crosses involving
- both dominance and co-dominance.
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- * understand how DNA replicates itself and controls the
- protein synthesis by means of a base code.
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- * understands the basic principles of genetic engineering in
- relation to drug and hormone production.
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- * be able to make informed judgements about the economic,
- social and ethical issues concerning the recent developments
- in genetic engineering.
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