Step 2
Part 1: Engage
In the first part of this activity, you will be gathering information from various sources to better understand genetics, heredity, DNA, and twins.
Question: If two sets of identical twins get married (identical twin boys each marry identical twin girls) and each couple has a child, could the resulting children be identical?
Science Applications
Seeing Double: Twin Marries Twin and They Have Identical Twin Boys
http://www.today.com/news/seeing-double-twin-marries-twin-they-have-identical-twin-boys-1B7999284?franchiseSlug=todaynewsmain
Read the article "Seeing Double: Twin Marries Twin and They Have Identical Twin Boys". Preview the article and number the paragraphs. Mark the text/write in the margins as you read the article.
Once you have finished reading and marking the text for the article, please complete the one pager given to you by your teacher. Focus your learning on how genetics applies to the identical twin question given in the background.
Question: If two sets of identical twins get married (identical twin boys each marry identical twin girls) and each couple has a child, could the resulting children be identical?
Science Applications
Seeing Double: Twin Marries Twin and They Have Identical Twin Boys
http://www.today.com/news/seeing-double-twin-marries-twin-they-have-identical-twin-boys-1B7999284?franchiseSlug=todaynewsmain
Read the article "Seeing Double: Twin Marries Twin and They Have Identical Twin Boys". Preview the article and number the paragraphs. Mark the text/write in the margins as you read the article.
Once you have finished reading and marking the text for the article, please complete the one pager given to you by your teacher. Focus your learning on how genetics applies to the identical twin question given in the background.
One Pager Template
| one_pager_template_for_single_article.pdf |
