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Punnet Squares Pedigrees DNA and RNA (Protein Synthesis)
Gold Tape Question: There is one week left for genetics gold tape opportunities, including the crossword, dragon breeding, and DNA extraction. Here is this week's question. One piece of Gold Tape for anyone who emails Mr. Powell (spencer.powell@d51schools.og) the answer before school starts Monday.
In class we have looked at several pedigrees for Huntington's Disease. What gene is responsible for Huntington's Disease and who is the famous folk singer whose death inspired more research on Huntington's Disease? Pedigrees are one of the more challenging concepts to wrap your head around in genetics. The basics of pedigrees, what the symbols and charts represent are easy, however interpreting and creating the pedigrees from a description can be quite the task. Today in class students tried their hand at pedigrees not just with pen and paper but with Swedish fish and gummi bears. The fish were "female" and the bears were "boys" and by reading about the family history, students were able to assemble pedigrees using their candy to represent the family members, with their color(s) representing their genotype.
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