HE19.HE.1.3
Analyze how genetics and family history can impact personal health.
Analyze how genetics and family history can impact personal health.
Overview
In this activity, students learn how mutations in a gene can cause disease. They simulate the inheritance patterns of several different diseases caused by recessive genes. They learn how some recessive genes confer an advantage in the heterozygous state in certain environments. Finally, they identify and research five genetic disorders they would like to know more about and present their findings to the class.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
Content Standards
HE19.HE.1.3
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