This activity addresses the following Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs):

Biology 1: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which:

• hypotheses are formulated based on observations;
• conclusions are formed based on recorded qualitative and quantitative data; and
• appropriate technology is used for gathering and analyzing data and communicating results.

Biology 6: The student will investigate and understand common mechanisms of inheritance and protein synthesis. Key concepts include prediction of inheritance of traits based on the laws of heredity.