1.08 Genetic Variation: The Outcome of Mutations

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https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/genetics/outcomes/

Click on the "Extra-Toed Cats"

What is the protein involved in this mutation?

melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R)

sonic hedgehog (SHH)

multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1)

myostatin

What type of mutation is occurring in the "Extra-Toed Cats"?

Single base change

Insertion

Deletion

The mutation in the "Extra-Toed Cats" is __________.

Harmful

Beneficial

Neutral

Think about the "Extra-Toed Cats". Where did the current generation of cats get the trait of extra toes?

Click on the "Double-muscled cattle"

What is the protein involved in this mutation?

melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R)

multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1)

sonic hedgehog (SHH)

myostatin

What type of mutation is occurring in the "Double-muscled cattle"?

Deletion

Insertion

Single base change

The mutation in the "Double-muscled cattle" is __________.

Beneficial

Neutral

Harmful

Select one of the other mutations on the website to learn about and answer the following:

Which mutation did you select?
What causes the mutation?
Is beneficial, harmful, or neutral? Why?

Based on the learning standard and success criteria:
Success Criteria:
I can identify types of mutations.
I can identify a protein.
I can explain how genetic information is passed on.
How do you feel about meeting this target? Choose where you fall on this scale:

Need Review

Developing

Proficient

Excelling

Click on the "Extra-Toed Cats" 

What is the protein involved in this mutation? 

melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R)

sonic hedgehog (SHH)

multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1)

myostatin

What type of mutation is occurring in the "Extra-Toed Cats"? 

Single base change

Insertion

Deletion

The mutation in the "Extra-Toed Cats" is __________.

Harmful

Beneficial

Neutral

Click on the "Double-muscled cattle" 

What is the protein involved in this mutation? 

melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R)

multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1)

sonic hedgehog (SHH)

myostatin

What type of mutation is occurring in the "Double-muscled cattle"? 

Deletion

Insertion

Single base change

The mutation in the "Double-muscled cattle" is __________.

Beneficial

Neutral

Harmful

Based on the learning standard and success criteria:
Success Criteria:
I can identify types of mutations.
I can identify a protein.
I can explain how genetic information is passed on.
How do you feel about meeting this target? Choose where you fall on this scale:

Need Review

Developing

Proficient

Excelling

1.08 Genetic Variation: The Outcome of Mutations

1.08 Genetic Variation: The Outcome of Mutations

Think about the "Extra-Toed Cats". Where did the current generation of cats get the trait of extra toes?

Select one of the other mutations on the website to learn about and answer the following:Which mutation did you select?What causes the mutation?Is beneficial, harmful, or neutral? Why?

Click on the "Extra-Toed Cats" What is the protein involved in this mutation?

What type of mutation is occurring in the "Extra-Toed Cats"?

The mutation in the "Extra-Toed Cats" is __________.

Think about the "Extra-Toed Cats". Where did the current generation of cats get the trait of extra toes?

Click on the "Double-muscled cattle" What is the protein involved in this mutation?

What type of mutation is occurring in the "Double-muscled cattle"?

The mutation in the "Double-muscled cattle" is __________.

Select one of the other mutations on the website to learn about and answer the following:Which mutation did you select?What causes the mutation?Is beneficial, harmful, or neutral? Why?

Based on the learning standard and success criteria:Success Criteria:I can identify types of mutations.I can identify a protein.I can explain how genetic information is passed on.How do you feel about meeting this target? Choose where you fall on this scale:

Select one of the other mutations on the website to learn about and answer the following:

Which mutation did you select?
What causes the mutation?
Is beneficial, harmful, or neutral? Why?

Click on the "Extra-Toed Cats"

What is the protein involved in this mutation?

Click on the "Double-muscled cattle"

What is the protein involved in this mutation?

Select one of the other mutations on the website to learn about and answer the following:

Which mutation did you select?
What causes the mutation?
Is beneficial, harmful, or neutral? Why?

Based on the learning standard and success criteria:
Success Criteria:
I can identify types of mutations.
I can identify a protein.
I can explain how genetic information is passed on.
How do you feel about meeting this target? Choose where you fall on this scale: