You're enjoying playing with your neighbor's new kittens. You notice than some of them look identical to the mama cat, while others looks different from the mom and from each other. You remember from your science class that traits are inherited from parents. All BUT ONE of these traits is inherited.

Step 1 review the imaginary strand of dna below. note the complementary base pairs. a g c a a t c c g t c t t g g t c g t t a g g c a g a a c c step 2 to begin replicating this strand of dna, draw the two sides of the strand separating. step 3 now, draw the free-floating bases linking up with the separate sides. remember to follow the rules of complementary base pairing. step 4 draw the two resulting dna strands.

Anormal strand of dna is shown below, followed by the same strand of dna after mutations have occurred.

All phases of matter may have a fixed mass