Genetic

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What is genetic
variation?
Go to this website: Sources of genetic
variation

Come up with two analogies for a mutation.

What can mutations do in the coding region

of DNA?

Answer these questions or fill in the blanks:

Just as no two people are not alike __________
______ ___ _______ ____.
What are some ways in which people can
vary?

Regarding skin color what are some benefits

or weaknesses?
Dark:
Light:
Why is skin color not a big factor in the
modern world?

Diversity within a population begins with ___.

Genes code for ________.
True or false. Genes come in different
versions?

What is one thing a gene can code for?

_________ are the primary source for variation

for all life forms.

Is skin color controlled by a single or multiple

genes?

When does recombination occur in

organisms that reproduce sexually?

Give a misconception and reality of variation.

Mutation, Mutations, Mutations

Use this website for this activity: What is a mutation?
First see if you can write what happens in these mutations and then use the website to check
your work.
Missense Mutation:

Nonsense Mutation:

Insertion:

Deletion:

Duplication:

Frameshift Mutation:

Repeat Mutation:
Write the name of each mutation next to the corresponding picture.

Are mutations always bad or can some be good for

us?
Read the content on this website
Watch this video to help you understand mutations.
Who is this person and why is he important?

Are these two moths the same species? If so, why are they different colors?
Can you find both of the moths in this picture? What kind of
mutation do you think was responsible for the difference on colors?

What do you think the historical reason for the survival of different colored moths was?