Relier Pairs Flashcards - Punnett Squares, Variation, & MutationsVersion en ligne Flashcards - Punnett Squares, Variation, & Mutations par Benjamin D Morgan 1 1 letter per starred spot 2 Natural Selection 3 Energy Transfer 4 Independent Variable 5 Punnett Square definition 6 Punnett Square showing NO VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents 7 Sexual Reproduction 8 The two different parents 9 Controlled Variable 10 Dependent Variable 11 Mutations AND Mixing of alleles during Sexual Reproduction 12 2 letters per starred spot 13 Punnett Square showing VARIATION of offspring genotypes compared to parents 14 Asexual Reproduction 15 Energy Transformation 16 The possible offspring 17 Mutation Type of reproduction that leads to NO variation of traits The variable that we make different in an experiment (the cause) Type of reproduction that leads to variation of traits A change in a gene/allele base pair that causes a new allele to be formed that can be passed to the offspring Organisms with the better genes survive and those alleles get passed on the offspring A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross of 2 parents The process of changing one form of energy to another form of energy. Causes of genetic variation The variable that we measure in an experiment (the effect) We want only the independent variable to cause our results. So we keep all other variables the same. The variables we keep the same are called... The transfer of energy from one object to another object