Tag: regulation

  • Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes – Lac Operon

    Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes – Lac Operon

    Students examine graphics showing the lac-operon and the trp operon. The graphics illustrate how the operons are turned on and off.

  • Investigation: Sticklebacks

    Investigation: Sticklebacks

    This investigation was modified from the HHMI Stickleback Modeling activity where students examine two different forms of the the stickleback fish. One form has spines and bony armor and is found in the ocean. The other has less armor and is missing its pelvic girdle, and is found in fresh water lakes. The activity has…

  • Investigation: Gene Switches in Stickleback Fish

    Investigation: Gene Switches in Stickleback Fish

    This activity was modified from HHMI’s “Modeling the Regulatory Switches of the Pitx1 Gene in Stickleback Fish”  The activity is presented as a type of investigation or case study where students examine regulatory switches and was a short film that describes the role of the Pitx1 gene in the development of spines. Students can work…