Part of Lesson Plan: Genetic Checkers -Matt Patton

Activity Overview / Details

The following leading questions may be used at the beginning of the period to intrigue students. Responses may be solicited in a verbal or written form.

How many of you can role your tongue? Have students make a list of their phenotypical characteristics (Hair Color, ability to role tongue, attached or detached ear lobes).

How great would it be to predict the physical characteristics of your fair project animal before it was born?

How helpful would it be to predict genetic problems or diseases in livestock like hereditary chondrodysplasia (spider lambs) in sheep, porscine stress syndrome in hogs, congenital proportionate, dwarfism in cattle, prior to their birth?