Marie Tizzard, Grades 7-12, Science
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CULMINATING ACTIVITY: CHANGES IN A GENE SEQUENCE

• Follow your teacher’s instructions in completing the activity.
Next to the type number (2-5) indicate the type of mutation exhibited.

“wild-type”
AUG AUC UUU UUU CGU GGU ACG UGC UAU AUG AGG GGU GAG UAG

Type 2
AUG AUC UUC UUU CGU GGU ACG UGC UAU AUG AGG GGU GAG UAG

Type 3
AUG AUC UUU UUU CGU GGU ACG UGC UAA AUG AGG GGU GAG UAG

Type 4
AUG AUC UUU UUU _GU GGU ACG UGC UAA AUG AGG GGU GAG UAG

Type 5
AUG AAUC UUU UUU CGU GGU ACG UGC UAA AUG AGG GGU GAG UAG

• Discuss, with your classmates, the possible implications of each of the mutations above.

 

LAB NOTES—Following verbal instructions, participate in the “whole-class” group activities.

Problem:

Hypothesis and justification:

Independent Variable:

Dependent Variable:

Control:

Collect data
(Following instructions on the “Whale” sheet, make, compare, and discuss the origami whale variation(s) assigned)


Draw conclusions based on the data collected.