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Students compare/contrast the DNA sequence data of the rat GULO gene to the inactive human GULO gene. They translate and align the sequences, and propose a scenario to explain the occurrence of an inactive DNA sequence to that of an active gene.

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evolution, the theory of evolution, macroevolution

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evolution, macroevolution, pseudogenes, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Science
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45 mins
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