What is the balance between heredity and environment in determining what an organism will look like?  In this activity, students examine germinating tobacco seeds from parents heterozygous for albinism.  Courtesy of Flinn Scientific Canada
Albino tobacco seed activity – Click here to download
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Categories: Gr. 11-12 Biology
Different alleles produce variation in inherited characteristics such as hair colour or blood type. In an individual, one form of the allele (the dominant form) may be expressed more than... read more
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Defining Moments Canada - Curatorial Thinking / Moments Déterminants Canada - Démarche Curatoriale submitted by Michael Frankfort & Samantha Hendricks, Co-Chairs of STAO Elementary Curriculum... read more
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By Leila Knetsch Goal: To increase scientific literacy and practice good literacy techniques Students will gather four articles on a variety of biology topics. You will be expected to gather ... read more
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