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Modeling Inheritance in Insects

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Brown, C. (2025). Bug Genetics & Punnett Squares: Modeling Inheritance in Insects. Knowledge Commons. https://doi.org/10.17613/hj26p-xt826


In this activity, students learn the fundamentals of Mendelian inheritance through concrete, insect-based examples. Moving from molecular foundations (DNA > gene > trait) to monohybrid Punnett square models, students investigate how alleles separate and recombine during reproduction.

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