DNA Mutation Activity
This activity uses a simulation from the Concord Consortium that shows how DNA is transcribed to RNA and then turned into a protein. It’s a very clear animation and …
Category: Genetics
How Can Gene Editing Eliminate Lyme Disease?
This is a close reading and annotation exercise that can be completed in small groups. The article is an abridged version of “Rewriting the Code of Life” from the …
Case Study: How Do Genes Determine Skin Color?
This case study focuses on a news story whose headline declares that a “mother is a the only black woman to give birth to two white babies.” Students …
DNA Coloring
In this activity, students color a DNA molecule according to directions that describe the base-pair rule and how the backbone of the molecule is composed of deoxyribose and phosphate …
Practice Problems: Genetics and Blood Types
This worksheet provides students with practice problems on multiple allele traits, specifically on how blood types are inherited. The problems focus on the ABO blood groups and students …
Analyzing Human Pedigrees
Biology students learn to analyze pedigrees as part of a unit on genetics. Pedigrees are usually learned soon after students have a grasp of Punnett squares and the concept …