MS-LS3-1: Mutations - Harmful, Beneficial or Neutral

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism. 

Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on conceptual understanding that changes in genetic material may result in making different proteins.

Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include specific changes at the molecular level, mechanisms for protein synthesis, or specific types of mutations.

Chromosomes
Genes
Proteins
Traits of organisms
Mutations
 - Harmful
 - Beneficial
 - Neutral
Structure and function 

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