Genetic Drift Activity Lesson Plan

Genetic Drift Activity

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Publisher: Published by The University of Arizona

Type: Activity

Grade Level: High School

Time Length: 30 minutes

Summary: Students role dice and chart how a pretend worm population reproduces through many generations. This activity is easy to perform and lets students visually see how an allele frequency appears to occur randomly. 5 colored pencils and dice are required for each group of students.

Standards: Arizona - CA Biology 8c. Students know the effects of genetic drift on the diversity of organisms in a population.

Updated Date 10/01/11
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