MSE Morning Show

In gifted class, students are learning about genetics. The genetics unit covers various topics such as:

• traits passed from one generation to the next.
• punnett squares and probability to help predict traits.
• difference between acquired and inherited traits
• how organisms adapt in order to survive

While learning about the many topics of genetics, students were tasked to build a bug baby. The bug baby assignment was one of the many ways to engage and assess the student for understanding of genetics. The students had to create a bug baby based on the randomly selected allele pairs. In addition, they had to identify the genotype and phenotype of the bug baby. 

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