Inheritance Lab

Description

In this Inheritance Lab, your Biology students will apply their knowledge of Mendel’s Principles and a variety of inheritance patterns to determine genotypes of 14 traits in imaginary creatures called Keiki. Then, they get to build their own Keiki and show off the phenotypes!

 

Students will . . .

-Flip coins to simulate the Principle of Segregation and record the alleles that are inherited from two Keiki parents

-Translate those genotypes into phenotypes based on these inheritance patterns:

• Mendelian (dominant/recessive) Inheritance
• Codominance
• Intermediate inheritance
• Multiple Alleles
• Polygenic Inheritance
• X-linked Inheritance

-Construct their very own unique KEIKI using simple materials such as colored paper and chenille stems.

 

Click on the PREVIEW THIS PRODUCT button above to see more details and make sure this resource is right for your students.

 

***Please Note: This lab is also available in my discounted Genetics Unit Bundle.

 

This resource is mostly editable and includes 7 files:

1. Read This First includes an overview of the resource, contact information, terms of use, and image and font credits.
2. The Teacher’s Guide includes a materials list, set-up instructions, pictures, and other helpful hints.
3. Student Lab Handout
4. Teacher Answer Key
5. Keiki Parts – This file is NOT editable.
6. Post-Lab Quiz
7. Quiz Answer Key

 

See the PREVIEW for more details including a comprehensive materials list.

 

Complete your study of INHERITANCE with these resources:

Inheritance PowerPoint and Notes

Inheritance Supplements for Instruction and Assessment

Genetics Project: Inheritance of Coat Color in Labrador Retrievers

Inheritance Task Cards

 

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Happy Teaching!

Carla Brooks