Tag: hemophilia
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Genetics of Blood Disorders – Hemophilia and Sickle Cell
I created this worksheet for anatomy students to practice using Punnett squares and comparing different types of mutations that affect the blood. Ideally, students will have already learned about genetics of blood types. Because I use this worksheet in my anatomy class, I don’t spend a lot of time teaching genetics. However, students do need…
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Practice Genetics: Sex Linked Genes
Students learn basic Mendelian genetics by crossing traits from fruit flies and pea plants. In this extension, students can practice doing crosses that involve sex-linked traits, where the alleles are located on the X chromosome which affects the pattern of inheritance. This worksheet is designed for beginning biology students, as it provides in most…