Genetics & DNA

Head into the lab for an in-depth investigation of genetics, the branchof biology focused on heredity and variation in organisms, and DNA, the acidthat holds the blueprints for life. See genetic material with your own eyes asyou isolate the DNA from a tomato in a test tube. Investigate inheritance andlearn how traits are passed down from parents to children. Learn aboutdominant and recessive genes and play inheritance games to determine howtraits will be expressed. Learn about the biology of reproduction, thecomponents of cells, and how chromosomes are combined and copied. Assemble amodel to see the elegant double-stranded helical structure of DNA. Then crackthe genetic code and find out how the different parts, called nucleotides, fittogether. Analyse DNA evidence to identify suspects and solve a crime. Breedyour own bacteria colony to experiment with survival of the fittest. Readabout how mutation affects genes and how scientists clone plants and animals. Full-colour, 48-page manual.