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9. About For Authors Search Browse Contact Password Username Sign Up! Sign In: Forgot your password? Most Recent Highest Rated Featured Why meiosis matters: The Case of the Fatherless Snake Robin Wright, University of Minnesota Using an interesting case of virgin births in snakes to motivate students to learn the mechanisms of meiosis and develop scientific thinking skills. • Learning Objectives: • Describe, using diagrams, the sequence of events involving DNA in meiosis from chromosome duplication through chromosome segregation. • Explain how meiosis is different from mitosis. • Given an offspring’s genotype, predict the stage(s) of meiosis that could have been abnormal • Propose a testable hypotheses to explain observations Course(s): Genetics, Cell Biology BrowseCourses Biochemistry Cell Biology Developmental Biology Genetics Microbiology Plant Biology Article Collection Recent News and Announcements • Find articles based on keywords • Find articles linked to National Reports • Filter articles based on several parameters • Sort articles based on Course • Links to news stories worth noting • Announcements from funding agencies • Meetings and Conference Announcements • Links to articles in other journals More… Search:

10. About For Authors Search Browse Contact Search: Article Collection Filter By: Active Learning Strategy Science Process Skills Bloom’s Level Activity Length Course Level Class Type Vision & Change PCAST SFFP Article Type Audience Class Size Sort by: Search Results: Date Cell Biology Genetics Developmental Biology Biochemistry Microbiology Plant Biology • Learning Objectives • Describe, using diagrams, the sequence of events involving DNA in meiosis from chromosome duplication through chromosome segregation. Explain how meiosis is different from mitosis. • Given an offspring’s genotype, predict the stage(s) of meiosis that could have been abnormal • Propose a testable hypotheses to explain observations Why meiosis matters: The Case of the Fatherless Snake Robin WrightUniversity of Minnesota Probiotics: What’s in a name? • Learning Objectives • Define probiotics and their uses • Explain the current FDA guidelines defining probiotics • Evaluate health claims made by probiotic products using primary literature JessaminaBlumUniversity of Minnesota

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12. About For Authors Search Browse Contact Genetics Learning Objectives provided by Genetics Society of America Interpreting patterns of inheritance (1) Chromosome structure and function (3) Molecular biology of gene function Methods and tools in Genetics Mechanisms of inheritance (1) Why meiosis matters: The Case of the Fatherless Snake • Learning Objectives • Describe, using diagrams, the sequence of events involving DNA in meiosis from chromosome duplication through chromosome segregation. Explain how meiosis is different from mitosis. • Given an offspring’s genotype, predict the stage(s) of meiosis that could have been abnormal • Propose a testable hypotheses to explain observations Robin Wright, University of Minnesota Gene linkage and mapping (2) Population genetics Genetic variation (2) Genetics of model organisms (1) Epigenetics, genetics and ethics (1)

13. About For Authors Search Browse Contact Lesson Views Likes Shares Download Share Cell Biology Genetics • Lessons • The Science behind the Lesson Reviews • Reviews of Teaching Materials • Essays • Announcements 145 8 8,561 Like/Comment Why meiosis matters: The Case of the Fatherless Snake Mark as Favorite Robin Wright, University of Minnesota References Assessments At a Glance Lesson Framework Comments Related Articles • Framing Question • What are the mechanisms by which an organism’s genome is passed on to the next generation? • Learning Objectives • Describe, using diagrams, the sequence of events involving DNA in meiosis from chromosome duplication through chromosome segregation. Explain how meiosis is different from mitosis. • Given an offspring’s genotype, predict the stage(s) of meiosis that could have been abnormal • Propose a testable hypotheses to explain observations • Active Learning Strategies • Interactive lecture, Think-pair-share, Story telling, Small and larger group discussion, Optional drawing/labeling • Assessment Strategies • Interpretation of diagrams of meiosis, drawing chromosomes at different stages of meiosis, clicker-type questions • Inclusive Teaching Strategies • Potential to engage many individuals since questions about reproduction are typically very interesting to many people, story can relate to some religious perspectives

14. About For Authors Search Browse Contact Lesson Views Likes Shares Download Share Cell Biology Genetics 145 8 8,561 Like/Comment Why meiosis matters: The Case of the Fatherless Snake Mark as Favorite Robin Wright, University of Minnesota Related Articles References Assessments At a Glance Lesson Framework Comments Abstract Introduction Activity & Assessments Teaching Notes References Materials Abstract This lesson…. Introduction When I was a graduate student, one of the staff in our department at Carnegie-Mellon University told me about her involvement in a women’s group that met annually in the woodlands of Pennsylvania to “frolic in nature.” My recollection of her description of this group suggested that an important topic of their conversation was how to eliminate the need for men in human society. I learned from her that a variety of vertebrates could produce babies without any involvement of sperm and, therefore, of males. She introduced me to the Beltsville White turkey breed, which produces unfertilized eggs that can hatch into little male turkeys that can go on to mate and produce viable offspring. I was fascinated with both the idea that an unfertilized egg could actually hatch to produce a viable baby bird (!) and that the baby bird would be male. Fast forward about 10 years. I was teaching non-majors’ biology at the University of Washington and trying to interest my students in the stages of mitosis. After several abortive attempts spanning several years, I boiled it down to just metaphase and the products – if they could just line the chromosomes up at metaphase and identify the products of cell division, we’d call it a day.

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