Genetics And DNA

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Head into the lab for an in-depth investigation of genetics, the branch of biology focused on heredity & variation in organisms, & DNA, the acid that holds the blueprints for life. See genetic material with your own eyes as you isolate the DNA from a tomato in a test tube. Investigate inheritance & learn how traits are passed down from parents to children. Learn about dominant & recessive genes & play inheritance games to determine how traits will be expressed. Learn about the biology of reproduction, the components of cells, & how chromosomes are combined & copied. Assemble a model to see the elegant double-stranded helical structure of DNA. Then crack the genetic code & find out how the different parts, called nucleotides, fit together. Analyze DNA evidence to identify suspects & solve a crime. Breed your own bacteria colony to experiment with survival of the fittest. Read about how mutation affects genes & how scientists clone plants & animals. Full-color, 48-page manual. A Parent's Choice Gold Award Winner!