Investigating and Representing Genetic Data
Part of the Ecology Disrupted Curriculum Collection.
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Part of the Ecology Disrupted Curriculum Collection.
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(Estimated Time: 30 minutes)
Students will learn how DNA is collected in the field and then will use maps and rulers to analyze the genetic data collected by Dr. Clinton Epps.
This discussion explores why Dr. Epps collected droppings from all over the bighorn sheep range.
Use the maps to show how gene flow varies amongst populations.
Use the slideshow to to predict gene flow between bighorn sheep mountaintop populations with and without highways.
Step by step instructions on how to analyze the data in slideshow format.
Ask students to complete the How do you investigate and represent data? section of the Investigation Booklet, available in the Downloads section on this page.
Student groups follow instructions for all six maps: