Project Describtion
For this project we were given a crime report. In the crime report Carlton Comet was murdered. It was our job to find and analyze evidence to find out which suspect committed the crime. To find the suspect we did many labs including ink chromatory, blood types, karotypes, and fingerprinting. From this evidence we were able to make an elimination chart to zone in on what suspect matched all of the evidence. We found that Nancy Normal was the one who murdered Carlton comet. She could of wrote the note (ink chromatory), had one of the two blood types on the knife, had triple x syndrome (karotypes), and had the matching fingerprint. We presented this evidence to the "State of California" to obtain a warrant for her arrest.
Content:
Heterozygous- Having two different alleles in a gene. Genetic disorders in the suspects would have passed down through Heterozygous genes
Homologous- Having the same alleles in a gene.
Recessive- A trait that needs to be homologous to be expressed. Will be masked by a present dominant gene.
Dominant- A trait that will always be expressed.
Codominance- No one trait is dominant over the other so both traits are expressed.
Incomplete Dominance- No one trait is dominant over the other so both traits are combined. For example a pink flower is a incomplete dominance of a red and white flower.
Inheritance- Traits passed down from parent to offspring.
Allele- The variation of the gene passed down from the parent. (Ex. AA, Aa,aa)
Chromosome- A threadlike structure of proteins that store the genetic information for cells.
Chromosomal Disorder- When a chromosome lacks, has a extra, or faulty chromosome.
DNA Replication- Replicating sections of semi conserved DNA. This is where mutations happen.
DNA Mutations- When DNA is not copied exactly and a new trait is formed. Sometimes mutations are beneficial or negative.
DNA Fingerprinting- Analyzing a set of DNA to compare to another sample of DNA. This is used to identify who is who and match crime scene DNA to suspect DNA.
Dna Structure- The double helix pattern and four base pair nucleotides that makes up the DNA.
Ink Chromatography- Separating ink from a substance to analyze and compare. We used this to match the death threat note to the suspects pen. Karyotype- The number of appearances of chromosomes in ones cells. We used the Karyotypes to identify what DNA matched the crime scene DNA by what genetic disorders were present.
Pedigree- A family tree including disorders and diseases. We used this to see what disorders and diseases were passed down.
Homologous- Having the same alleles in a gene.
Recessive- A trait that needs to be homologous to be expressed. Will be masked by a present dominant gene.
Dominant- A trait that will always be expressed.
Codominance- No one trait is dominant over the other so both traits are expressed.
Incomplete Dominance- No one trait is dominant over the other so both traits are combined. For example a pink flower is a incomplete dominance of a red and white flower.
Inheritance- Traits passed down from parent to offspring.
Allele- The variation of the gene passed down from the parent. (Ex. AA, Aa,aa)
Chromosome- A threadlike structure of proteins that store the genetic information for cells.
Chromosomal Disorder- When a chromosome lacks, has a extra, or faulty chromosome.
DNA Replication- Replicating sections of semi conserved DNA. This is where mutations happen.
DNA Mutations- When DNA is not copied exactly and a new trait is formed. Sometimes mutations are beneficial or negative.
DNA Fingerprinting- Analyzing a set of DNA to compare to another sample of DNA. This is used to identify who is who and match crime scene DNA to suspect DNA.
Dna Structure- The double helix pattern and four base pair nucleotides that makes up the DNA.
Ink Chromatography- Separating ink from a substance to analyze and compare. We used this to match the death threat note to the suspects pen. Karyotype- The number of appearances of chromosomes in ones cells. We used the Karyotypes to identify what DNA matched the crime scene DNA by what genetic disorders were present.
Pedigree- A family tree including disorders and diseases. We used this to see what disorders and diseases were passed down.
Reflection:
Individual:
My work ethic grade for the Murder Mystery Project is a 28. This project required a lot of independent work time which means that this grade was in my complete control. The first thing I did to receive a 28 for work ethic was completing all things assigned to me to do for the project. For example I was given the crime scene details and motive to investigate for the project. For this I laid out all of the events in a timeline. With the evidence of Nancy Normal being the murderer. I then could look back at the series of events in my timeline to see why she would want to murder Carlton Comet. This aspect fulfilled my duties of working hard and on task through the process as well as completing the steps of the process. The other reason why I got a 28 on work ethic was following classroom and group member instruction. For example when group members would ask work of me I would always complete to the time table given. I also followed classroom norms by staying seated and not have discussion across the classroom. This means I fulfilled the requirement of all instructions were followed. While opposing sides would say following one of the many classroom instructions is not completing the full requirement, a person who follows most of the requirements of class norms is most likely going to be following all class norms. These facts make my work ethic grade a 28.
Group:
Our group ethic grade for the murder mystery project is a 28. Our group was able to fulfill all of the requirements for the 28 category while working independently. The first reason why our group got a 28 was we each worked on our assigned tasks independently and without distractions. One example of this was during the creation of the pedigrees where we each made our best example of the family pedigree. This means we worked hard and had to revise our work many times. Another example of our 28 work ethic was the creation of our slideshow. After we all did the work for our different parts of the slideshow, Evidence, Timeline and motive, and character backgrounds, the finished product was complete slideshow that was revised to the best of our abilities. This hard work and many revisions puts our group work ethic grade at 28.
My work ethic grade for the Murder Mystery Project is a 28. This project required a lot of independent work time which means that this grade was in my complete control. The first thing I did to receive a 28 for work ethic was completing all things assigned to me to do for the project. For example I was given the crime scene details and motive to investigate for the project. For this I laid out all of the events in a timeline. With the evidence of Nancy Normal being the murderer. I then could look back at the series of events in my timeline to see why she would want to murder Carlton Comet. This aspect fulfilled my duties of working hard and on task through the process as well as completing the steps of the process. The other reason why I got a 28 on work ethic was following classroom and group member instruction. For example when group members would ask work of me I would always complete to the time table given. I also followed classroom norms by staying seated and not have discussion across the classroom. This means I fulfilled the requirement of all instructions were followed. While opposing sides would say following one of the many classroom instructions is not completing the full requirement, a person who follows most of the requirements of class norms is most likely going to be following all class norms. These facts make my work ethic grade a 28.
Group:
Our group ethic grade for the murder mystery project is a 28. Our group was able to fulfill all of the requirements for the 28 category while working independently. The first reason why our group got a 28 was we each worked on our assigned tasks independently and without distractions. One example of this was during the creation of the pedigrees where we each made our best example of the family pedigree. This means we worked hard and had to revise our work many times. Another example of our 28 work ethic was the creation of our slideshow. After we all did the work for our different parts of the slideshow, Evidence, Timeline and motive, and character backgrounds, the finished product was complete slideshow that was revised to the best of our abilities. This hard work and many revisions puts our group work ethic grade at 28.