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In this activity, students carry out a genetics webquest using resources from the Science Learning Hub or a genetics animation from the Learn Genetics website.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
- explain the key terms DNA, gene, chromosome, trait, genotype and phenotype
- describe where DNA is found in the body
- explain that genes code for specific proteins
- explain the basic concept of inheritance – that parents pass chromosomes on to their children
- explain how our phenotypes are a result of an interaction between genetic make-up and environmental factors
- give some examples of environmental factors that affect our phenotypes.
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- extension ideas
- student worksheets
- teacher answer sheet.
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Visit the Learn Genetics website to go on an animated tour covering DNA, genes, chromosomes, proteins, heredity and traits.
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- What is Heredity?
- What is a Trait?
- What is DNA?
- What is a Gene?
- What is a Protein?
- What is a Chromosome?
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Genes are the "instruction manuals" for our body. They Are the directions for building all the proteins. What is the four-letter DNA alphabet and what are the special rules by which the alphabet pieces bond together. The letters are A,T,C,G and the rule is that A has to go with C and T has to go with G.
Next, open Tour of the Basics. • Instruct your students to use this module to answer the questions on the Tour of the Basics (pages S-1- S-2) web quest. 3. Assessment Suggestions • Use the completed web quest as an assessment. 4. Extensions • See Additional Resources for more activities covering basic genetics concepts.
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- What is a trait 19. What is at trait? a genetically determined charact erist i c. 20. List the type of traits t hat exist . 21. Give an example of h ow environment al f act ors can i nf l uence a t rai t .
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In this activity, students carry out a genetics webquest using resources from the Science Learning Hub or a genetics animation from the Learn Genetics website. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: explain the key terms DNA, gene, chromosome, trait, genotype and phenotype. describe where DNA is found in the body.
DNA Webquest: A self guided introduction to basic genetics . Type in the following address in the URL box: ... says "TOUR OF BASIC GENETICS". Now go through each of the sections of this tutorial and answer the questions below. Click on "What is DNA?" 1. Every living thing needs a set of instructions that are necessary to live and grow.
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Click on "What is DNA?" at the top and go through the animation. Answer the questions. 1) What is DNA? 2) The complete set of instructions for making a human being is found where? 3) What do genes tell the cell to make? Click on "What is a gene?" at the top and go through the animation. Answer the questions. 4) How many genes do humans ...
Part 1: To answer the following questions, ... After each section, push the back button and return to the Tour of Basic Genetics Section. TOUR OF BASIC GENETICS Heredity 1. Where can DNA be found? _____ 2. What is another factor that might affect us besides genes that can define our traits?
5 minutes. In this lesson students will explore a website to understand the basic ideas in genetics. Students learn about DNA, genes and chromosomes, all found within human cells. Students will also understand that parents pass chromosomes to their children. The combination of the chromosomes passed from each parent are what give us our unique ...
Thanks for visiting the Tour of the Basics. For the most up-to-date version of this content, visit our Basic Genetics videos. We will keep the old version here for as long as web browsers continue to support it. However, we won't be updating it. Visit Teach.Genetics.
Answer the questions. 1) What is DNA? Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid. 2) The complete set of instructions for making a human being is found where? DNA. 3) What do genes tell the cell to make? Other molecules called proteins. Click on "What is a gene?" at the top and go through the animation. Answer the questions.
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