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Let's Clone a Mouse, Mouse, Mouse...
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Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) is a cloning method that involves transferring a nucleus from a somatic cell of the individual to be cloned to an enucleated egg.
An Inventory of My Traits
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In this genetics meets math activity, learners take inventories of their own easily-observable genetic traits and compare those inventories with other learners in groups.
Close, Closer, Closest
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In this activity, learners perform an experiment that models a chromatography-like process called electrophoresis, a process used to analyze DNA.
Risk Continuum
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This activity is a whole-group kinesthetic demonstration that shows learners what it means to be in a "risk group" for developing heart disease based on family history and genetics.
Handy Family Tree
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In this bilingual (English/Spanish) activity, learners create family trees by tracing the hands of their family members.
Microarrays and Stem Cells
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In this activity, learners use microarray technology to determine which genes are turned on and off at various points in the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells on their way to becoming pancreat
What's the Risk?
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To discover the risk and protective factors involved in substance addiction, learners play a game of chance to determine whether a fictitious child is likely or unlikely to abuse drugs.
Making Babies
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This activity is designed to introduce learners to genes, genotypes and simple inheritance patterns.
Family Traits and Traditions
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In this activity, learners play a matching game with their families to discover common inherited traits and traditions. Learners distinguish between inherited traits and learned traditions.