In Search of My Father
NGSS-aligned with MS-LS3.B & MS- LS3.A.
Your class will enjoy discovering the true identity of two boys who were separated from their parents a decade ago. Their mothers are identified by mitochondrial DNA and their fathers from chromosomal DNA. Will it be a happy ending?
• Learn about mitochondrial and cell DNA-based fingerprinting
• Explore inheritance and DNA polymorphisms
• Perform agarose gel electrophoresis to separate different sized dye molecules
• Analyze simulated DNA samples from two brother and three potential parents to reunite a family
NGSS-aligned with MS-LS3.B & MS- LS3.A.
Your class will enjoy discovering the true identity of two boys who were separated from their parents a decade ago. Their mothers are identified by mitochondrial DNA and their fathers from chromosomal DNA. Will it be a happy ending?
• Learn about mitochondrial and cell DNA-based fingerprinting
• Explore inheritance and DNA polymorphisms
• Perform agarose gel electrophoresis to separate different sized dye molecules
• Analyze simulated DNA samples from two brother and three potential parents to reunite a family
Properties
- S-49/EDVO
- S-49