Wonder Activity: Bill Nye, Genes

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Where do your genes come from?

Your Parents 

Old Navy 

Its random, scientists are not sure 💯

Your dog... we alll come from dogs 🐶

Neurons 

A small species of bacteria with a diverse ecosystem, belief systems, achievements, functioning government, economics, and a social structure 🦠️

Chromosomes 

Atoms

About 200 km 

20 yards

657 feet

200 miles

Take up space

Send signals to the brain

Tell cells what to do

Jurassic World: Dominion (Rawwwr) 🦖 🦕

A set of books that have 23 pairs 📚

A long rope with continuous knots 🪢

A __________ is a piece of the __________ molecule 

The number of chromosomes that a mule foal has is 
_______ 

The number of chromosomes that a horse has is _______  🐎

The number of chromosomes that a donkey has is _______  

In the demonstration, the __________ gene for rolling your tongue is
represented by the letter “R”.  👅

In the demonstration, the __________ gene for rolling your tongue is
represented by the letter “r” 👅

If a person has the pattern rr, then the person __________ roll their tongue 👅

No shell

Two Tails

It was one of four that was a teenager with mutant powers

It has 2 heads

Where do your genes come from?

Your Parents 

Old Navy 

Its random, scientists are not sure 💯

Your dog... we alll come from dogs 🐶

What is inside every cell in your body? 

Neurons 

A small species of bacteria with a diverse ecosystem, belief systems, achievements, functioning government, economics, and a social structure 🦠️

Chromosomes 

Atoms

How many times longer is DNA than it is wide?

About 200 km 

20 yards

657 feet

200 miles

What do genes do? 🧬️

Take up space

Send signals to the brain

Tell cells what to do

What analogy does Bill use to describe the human set of chromosomes?

Jurassic World: Dominion (Rawwwr) 🦖 🦕

A set of books that have 23 pairs 📚

A long rope with continuous knots 🪢

How many genes to humans have?

2

80,000

8

Differs between humans

8 million

What is special about the turtle in this movie? 🐢

No shell

Two Tails

It was one of four that was a teenager with mutant powers

It has 2 heads