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This chapter focuses on the relationship between genes and alcoholism. Examining this relationship can help students make wise choices about drinking, and it also can help them gain a wider perspective on genetics—a…
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the transfer of genetic information through inheritance and how DNA-level mutations can influence the functions of organisms. Specifically, the investigation will…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about structures they encounter when they learn about heredity. The probe is designed to reveal students’ ideas about the “parts and wholes” relationship…
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Sweet Genes in Corn (Teacher Edition)
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This chapter begins with consideration of sugars made by the plant during photosynthesis and the movement of those sugars within the plant by diffusion along concentration gradients and by other processes. By exploring…
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Sweet Genes in Corn (Student Edition)
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One of the joys of summer is sweet, fresh, crisp corn on the cob. Most corn is starchy and usually does not taste sweet. Why isn't corn on the cob starchy? What makes sweet corn sweet? Find the answers in this chapter…
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It Skips a Generation: Traits, Genes, and Crosses (Student Edition)
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Long before they understood why the strategy worked, farmers knew how to crossbreed plants to obtain more desirable traits. Even today, a farmer who knows nothing about genetics can tell you that when a blue type of…
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It Skips a Generation: Traits, Genes, and Crosses (Teacher Edition)
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Many of the early discoveries in genetics occured in plants. Plants have a few special characteristics that make them ideal for studying genetics. From one known cross, many genetically similar "siblings" are produced.…
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The authors review DNA fingerprinting and describe two standards-based lessons they have used in middle school science classes to provide a hands-on approach to learning the basic idea of how restriction enzymes work,…
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Sculpting the Barnyard Gene Pool
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Immersing students in the science and engineering of chicken genetics and hatcheries.
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Gene Therapy
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Integrate T-W-L-H-Q, Word Splash, and discussion-based literacy strategies into a genetics unit.
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Chromonoodles: Jump Into the Gene Pool
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The authors use pool "noodles" to model chromosomes in the biology classroom. Students gain a greater appreciation of the interdependence of DNA and inherited traits.
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