The bears in each bag are the result of a different crossbreeding experiment part of the captive breeding program. Count the gummy bears and record the total in table 2. Imagine you are on a team of geneticists that is doing crossbreeding experiments with. In this experiment, we will find out what will happen when we put the gummy bears into water, salt water, vinegar, and baking soda water. Gummy bear genetics printable 9th 12th grade teachervision. Students will show how the basic structure of dna is important in the process of dna replication materials. Gummy bear genetics life sciences post module 3 high school page 1 you can work individually or in small groups. For the first part of the activity, you will need 43 gummi bears for each group of students in your classroom. Cross edible genetic ratios next generation science standards ngss. You will sort the offspring in each litter and decide the genes of each individual.
Twizzlers chunks red and black 24 piece each color gummy bears 4 different colors 6 of each color wooden toothpick halves about 70. The bear facts because gummy bears are available in a variety of different colors, they are excellent for simulating cross breeding. These bears represent the f1 generation of crossbreeding experiment. In this activity, gummy bears are placed in numbered paper bags with predetermined numbers of different colored bears to represent mendelian and. The bears in each bag are the result of a different crossbreeding experiment part of. Genetics stao 2010 gummy bear genetics purpose to determine the genotypes of parents by counting and sorting the phenotype ratios of their offspring. We prepare for this laboratory by placing gummy gummy bear genetics brightly colored candy is an appealing tool for teaching genetics lessons. The gummy bear left in salt water will shrink swell stay the same. Extension 2 manipulate the gummy bears to form examples of codominance. However, these will not represent ideal ratios, but realistic ratios.
Gummy bear genetics gummy bear genetics in this activity, gummy bears are placed in numbered paper bags with predetermined numbers of different colored bears to. The amount of gummy bears placed in each bag will represent mendelian and nonmendalian ratios. Candy dna and replication lab gulf coast state college. Life science genetics 20 minutes present the punnett square below. Sort the bears in your bag based on phenotypes that can be observed and qualified.
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