Murder Mystery
For this project we worked on solving a murder mystery with a strange background. The murder victim was Carleton Comet. Our suspects were Glen Glee, Theresa Terra, Fred Flimmer, Sam Sophomore, and Nancy Normal. The class was given all of the evidence to solve the mystery. In our individual groups, we used tests to try and find out what the evidence meant. These tests were DNA fingerprinting, karyotype matching, a pedigree, fiber analysis, ink chromatography, fingerprinting, and blood type matching. After completing these tests and the work that went with them, we created a slideshow to ask for a warrent to arrest our suspect. Our suspect was Nancy normal.
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Genetic Fingerprinting: the analysis of DNA from samples of body fluids or tissues. (Used to
Karyotype Matching: Comparing the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism.
Pedigrees: The recorded ancestry of an organism that shows disease, death, etc.
Fiber Analysis: A method of identifying and examining fibers such as human hair, animal hair, and clothing strands.
Ink Chromatography: the separation of a mixture by passing it through a solution.
Fingerprints: an impression or mark made on a surface by a person's fingertip, especially as used for identifying individuals from the unique pattern of whorls and lines
Phenotype: the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
Genotype: the genetic constitution of an individual organism.
Dominant: allele that dominates the recessive allele
Co-dominant: both alleles contribute to the phenotype
Incomplete dominant- one allele is not completely dominant over another
Recessive: gene that only shows if no dominant genes are present
Allele: one of a number of different forms of a gene
Gene: sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and determines a trait
Homozygoves: organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait
Heterozygus: organisms that have twp different alleles for the same trait
Segrigation: separation of two alleles
Probability: likeliness that a particular event will occur
This project was one of the best ones this semester. It had a lot of data collecting and analyzing which we have never done before. It was new and exciting. We learned how to karyotype, how to make pedigrees, how to do genetic fingerprinting, and so many other things. This project also included narrowing down suspects and trying to figure out the motives of the suspects. It was so much fun. We got to see what its like to be on Law and Order.
The thing I want to improve on is my focus on the project. I talked a lot to my friend and group members without the project in mind. I wish I hadn't done this. It's too late now. I'll try to do better next time.
Genetic Fingerprinting: the analysis of DNA from samples of body fluids or tissues. (Used to
Karyotype Matching: Comparing the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism.
Pedigrees: The recorded ancestry of an organism that shows disease, death, etc.
Fiber Analysis: A method of identifying and examining fibers such as human hair, animal hair, and clothing strands.
Ink Chromatography: the separation of a mixture by passing it through a solution.
Fingerprints: an impression or mark made on a surface by a person's fingertip, especially as used for identifying individuals from the unique pattern of whorls and lines
Phenotype: the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
Genotype: the genetic constitution of an individual organism.
Dominant: allele that dominates the recessive allele
Co-dominant: both alleles contribute to the phenotype
Incomplete dominant- one allele is not completely dominant over another
Recessive: gene that only shows if no dominant genes are present
Allele: one of a number of different forms of a gene
Gene: sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and determines a trait
Homozygoves: organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait
Heterozygus: organisms that have twp different alleles for the same trait
Segrigation: separation of two alleles
Probability: likeliness that a particular event will occur
This project was one of the best ones this semester. It had a lot of data collecting and analyzing which we have never done before. It was new and exciting. We learned how to karyotype, how to make pedigrees, how to do genetic fingerprinting, and so many other things. This project also included narrowing down suspects and trying to figure out the motives of the suspects. It was so much fun. We got to see what its like to be on Law and Order.
The thing I want to improve on is my focus on the project. I talked a lot to my friend and group members without the project in mind. I wish I hadn't done this. It's too late now. I'll try to do better next time.