Genetics Live

Genetics: Live Day

By Natalie Grote

Today's Goals

​Master the following:

1. What are DNA, genes, and proteins?

2. Give examples of proteins.

3. What are mutations and what are some real-life examples of them?

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Multiple Choice

What did the big blue ball of "string" represent in the video?

• yarn

• DNA

• floss

Multiple Choice

What is true about genes?

• instructions to make proteins

• a segment of a DNA strand

• our unique set of traits

• all of these

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What are proteins made of?

• cells

• energy

• amino acids

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From the website, what is one example of a protein or a role it has in our bodies?

Reorder

Order the following from smallest (1) to largest (4):

• Gene

• DNA

• Chromosome

• Cell

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Let's explore!

What are mutations?

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Can you read this sentence?:

​Thesunwashotbuttheoldmandidnotgethishat.

If you were to split this sentence into individual 3-letter words, you would probably read it like this:

The sun was hot but the old man did not get his hat.


DNA is like a really long sentence full of 3-letter words! Let's see what happens when something happens to those letters...

​DNA is like a long sentence...

What happened to the sentence?

​Original: The sun was hot but the old man did not get his hat.

After it was copied:
The snw ash otb utt heo ldm and idn otg eth ish at.

Does the sentence still make sense? Where is the "error"? This is like a type of mutation to our DNA!

​Types of gene mutations:

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Which type of protein did you choose to read about?

Click to learn about different mutations among different animals here.

​Then on the next slide describe the mutation you picked and if it is considered a variation, disease, or both!

​Mutation Exploration!

Click the Classkick link here and create your very own dog by randomly selecting it's "Genes" for it's traits!

You pick:

Build a Dog!

Open Ended

Describe the mutation you read about, and tell me if it is considere a variation, disease, or both based on the last tab!

​Thanks for reviewing genetics with me today! Don't forget to submit blank!