Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes - Evidence Statement 1
HS-LS1-1: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
[Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include identification of specific cell or tissue types, whole body systems, specific protein structures and functions, or the biochemistry of protein synthesis.]
Source: http://www.nextgenscience.org/
For more specific information, including ways this performance expectation can achieve three-dimensional learning, please see this NGSS Evidence Statement.