GENETICS & INHERITANCE STORYLINE ONE
Sasha’s panganog, Dashwood, has just had twin noglets. But who is the father? Players help Sasha find clues about the panganog who fathered the twins using heredity and genetics. They learn about the genes of Ovonian plant and animal species, and how traits are passed down from parents to offspring.
This storyline aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards at MS-LS1-5.
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This storyline is grounded in the phenomenon of heredity of traits within families and introduces heredity, alleles, genes, dominant traits, and recessive traits.
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One of the noglets is yellow, while the other is brown. If Dashwood and all of the male panganogs in her band are also brown, where did the yellow come from? Players use their knowledge of similarities within family groups to convince Cherie that her blond panganog, Mr.Tipps, is the father.