New York Times Article :
So, the Fish Glow. But Will They Sell?
By ANDREW POLLACK
Published: January 25, 2004
www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/business/yourmoney/25fish.html?pagewanted=1

 

Bell Ringer: In this picture we see fish that are glowing. They are under ultraviolet light. When you turn the ultravioletlight off the fish stop glowing and are red. This isn't normal, who can guess why this is happening?

 

www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/business/yourmoney/25fish.html?pagewanted=1

 

Objective/SWBAT: Students will be able to compare and describe the differences between recessive and dominate genes. Students will make comparisons between genes, chromosomes, and DNA. (PA Standard 3.3.10 C)

 

 

Discussion:

1) Genes, what are they?
2) What are recessive and dominate genes?
3) What functions do genes preform in the body?
4) What are Chromosomes?
5) What is DNA?
6) How are genes, chromosoms, and DNA connected?

 

 

 

Activities:

http://www.genecrc.org/site/ko/ko5c.htm
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/genome/
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125833/english/cell_seq.php

 

Closure: DNA is composed of genes and chromosoms, the genome project is mapping out where different genes are located on the chromosomes and then on the DNA chain There are dominate and recessive genes and different traits are inherited depending on which genes you recieve and rather or not the traits are dominate or recessive