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Which option gives the correct cause-and-effect relationship for Reproduction, Genetic inheritance: students must explain that a recessive allele is expressed only when two copies are present and no dominant allele is present.

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Topic

Reproduction

Question

  1. A. Correct cause and effect: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. This matches Genetic inheritance because students must explain that a recessive allele is expressed only when two copies are present and no dominant allele is present.
  2. B. Reversed cause: Treating DNA as if it always means one gene. This would blur DNA vs genes instead of testing Genetic inheritance.
  3. C. Missing link: Calling a gene a whole chromosome. This misses the objective focus on explain that a recessive allele is expressed only when two copies are present and no dominant allele is present.
  4. D. Different process: It moves into a neighbouring Unit 4.6 idea rather than Reproduction / Genetic inheritance.

Answer

The correct option is Correct cause and effect: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. This matches Genetic inheritance because students must explain that a recessive allele is expressed only when two copies are present and no dominant allele is present.. It is the only option that keeps DNA vs genes separate and answers the approved learning objective in Genetic inheritance.

Explanation

The correct option is Correct cause and effect: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. This matches Genetic inheritance because students must explain that a recessive allele is expressed only when two copies are present and no dominant allele is present.. Correct cause and effect: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. This matches Genetic inheritance because students must explain that a recessive allele is expressed only when two copies are present and no dominant allele is present. is correct because DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. The learning objective says students must explain that a recessive allele is expressed only when two copies are present and no dominant allele is present, so the answer must stay inside Genetic inheritance. The alternative options are wrong because they either treating dna as if it always means one gene., calling a gene a whole chromosome., or drift away from when asking about dna, test molecular structure, base sequence, nucleotides, or genetic information storage..

Common mistake

Misunderstanding Recessive Alleles

Students often think that a recessive allele can be expressed even if only one copy is present.

Emphasize that a recessive allele is only expressed when two copies are present and no dominant allele is present.

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