Lesson Plan

Basic Introduction to Foundation of Life: Genes, Genetics and Genetic Diseases

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Students are introduced to genetics along with genetic diseases and heredity. In groups, they complete a Punnett Square to determine the dominant and recessive genes. After viewing diagrams, they identify the characteristics of DNA and demonstrate the processes of Meiosis and Mitosis. To end the instructional activity, they discover the factors that cause genes to mutate.

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9th - 10th
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Science
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