Students create an editorial on the ethics of genetic testing. Which will allow them to interact more deeply with the ethical responsibilities due to the advancements in technology.
This LDC module was designed to be embedded within a genetics unit. Before this module, students will engage in lessons about heredity of traits, Punnett squares, genetic mutations, natural selection, analyzing data and evaluating patterns of inheritance.
These prior lessons will help students understand the big ideas.
Characteristics of an organism are controlled by genes which may be inherited by offspring. DNA changes in population over time and causes variation
Traits appear in two forms: dominant and recessive
Original Author(s): Chastity Stringer, Jessica Pollard, Anne Love, Marjorie Oyler, Craig Schroeder, Amy Eads, Jessica Murray, James Backstrom, and Tracy Teetaert
