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    Genetics and Dna Review Worksheet

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    You will be using the iPads to review basic principles of genetics and DNA. Most of this activity will require the use of the app "Gene Screen" which is already installed on your iPad.

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    You will be using the iPads to review basic principles of genetics and DNA. Most of this activity will require the use of the app "Gene Screen" which is already installed on your iPad.

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    You will be using the iPads to review basic principles of genetics and DNA. Most of this activity will require the use of the app "Gene Screen" which is already installed on your iPad.

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    778 views4 pages

    Genetics and Dna Review Worksheet

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    You will be using the iPads to review basic principles of genetics and DNA. Most of this activity will require the use of the app "Gene Screen" which is already installed on your iPad.

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    Name:______________________________ _ Class: ________ Date: _____________ Genetics and DNA Review with the iPad

    Introduction: You will be using the iPads to review basic principles of genetics and DNA. Most of this activity will require the use of the app Gene Screen, which is already installed on your iPad. Directions:

    1. Open the application Gene Screen by tapping on the icon. 2. Complete each section of the worksheet by using the following sections of the application.
    Section 1: Learn About Genetics: Genes and Inheritance

    1. Which cells lack a nucleus? 2. How many chromosomes are found in the nucleus of human cells? 3. How do females and males differ on the chromosomal level? 4. Which DNA bases pair together? 5. What is a gene? 6. What is a mutation? 7. How many chromosomes does a human offspring inherit from his father and mother? 8. How is it possible for a person to inherit one copy of a mutated gene and not express the disease? EXPLAIN

    9. What does a Punnett square show?

    Use the home icon to return to the main screen

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    Section 2: Learn About Genetics: Population Genetics

    10. Do all mutations cause disease? EXPLAIN

    11. What is the founder effect?

    12. Which people groups provide examples of the founder effect? 13. Which genetic diseases are more common in the Amish?
    Use the home icon to return to the main screen Section 3: Learn About Genetics: Recessive Genetic Diseases

    14. Pick any two recessive genetic diseases. Fill out the chart below for each disease. Disease Name

    Prevelance

    Symptoms

    Genetic diagnosis

    treatment

    Use the home icon to return to the main screen


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    Section 4: Learn About Genetics: Genetic Screening

    15. What can a genetic test determine?

    16. What is the purpose of genetic screening?

    17. What is the chance of two carriers have an offspring with the recessive condition? 18. What have screening programs done to the incidence rates of certain genetic diseases?

    Use the home icon to return to the main screen Section 5: Inheritance Calculators: Genetic Traits

    19. What is the chance of two parents with the following genotypes having a child with a straight hairline?
    a. TT x Tt b. Tt x tt c. Tt x Tt

    Section 6: Inheritance Calculators: Genetic Diseases

    20. What is the chance a child will have a recessive genetic disease in each of the following scenarios?
    a. unaffected father & affected mother b. carrier mother & affected father

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    Section 6: Map of Genetic Diseases

    21. For each of the following diseases below, describe in which regions and/or people groups they are most prevalent. Tap on the By disease icon. Tap on Reset to choose another disease. a. Wilson Disease b. Bloom syndrome c. Beta-Thalassemia d. Cystic Fibrosis e. Maple Syrup Urine Disease f. Tay-Sachs Disease g. Spinal Muscular Atrophy h. Werner Syndrome

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