Have you ever wondered why you aren't taller or invisible? It all comes down to your dominant and recessive genes. Introduce your class members to genetics with a presentation that includes worksheets for young geneticists to complete during the lecture and for homework. 

Concepts

genetics, mendelian genetics, dna, genes

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Prepare the genetic terms to be completed as homework
• Presentation fits best at the beginning of a unit on genetics

Classroom Considerations

• Print the word match activity and the genetic concepts for viewers to work on during the presentation
• The first in a three-part series of presentations

Pros

• Information about the differences between traits and genes is included

Cons

• Does not include an example of a Punnett square
• Link included in presentation does not work