8th Grade Heredity Worksheets
Ages 13-14 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
Heredity is the passing of genes from parents to offspring, and genes carry the instructions for proteins that shape traits. There are 16 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. One Base Change and the Sickle Cell Trait traces a single changed base to the body, Find Carriers in a Budgie Feather Pedigree reads four generations, and Match STR Repeat Counts in a Missing Bike Case uses DNA profiles. Native sheets practice MS-LS3-1, MS-LS3-2 and MS-LS4-5.
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