Category: Genetics
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Variations on a Human Face
Students use coins to simulate how alleles separate during meiosis. One student plays the father, and one plays the mother, a coin flip then determines the traits of their theoretical offspring. Note: This is a representation of how traits may work with simple Mendelian Genetics. Human traits are actually much more complicated. Many are…
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What is a Map Unit Anyway?
Chromosome maps illustrate how far alleles are on a chromosome using a MAP UNIT. Map units are based on the frequency of cross-over

