Overview
For this project, we were given a murder mystery to solve. The question was, "Who killed Carelton Comet?" On a Valentine's day picnic at 7:36 pm, Carelton Comet was confirmed murdered with a knife in the back of his neck. They're were 5 people on the scene: Fred Flimmer, Sam Sophomore, Theresa Terra, Nancy Normal, and Glen Glee. Carelton affected each of these people in a not so pleasant way, but we had to figure out who really committed the crime.
Evidence
Shown above is the slideshow we did to explain who killed Carelton Comet and all evidence pointing to the fact that Nancy Normal committed the crime.
Concepts
DNA Fingerprinting: A "forensic science" that identifies people based off our fingerprints. There are 3 types of fingerprints: whorl (most common), arch, and loop.
Dominant Trait: An allele that is expressed when one copy of a gene is present.
Recessive Trait: An allele that is expressed if their copy of a gene does not have a dominant one overpowering it.
Pedigrees: An ancestral way to trace who is related to who in a family.
Ink Chromatography: Used to identify what complex liquids are made of.
Allele: One or more alterations of a gene that appear after a mutation.
Mutation: A change in the genetic makeup of an organism.
DNA Replication: Replication of DNA uses to prepare for mitosis.
DNA Structure: A phosphate backbone bound by carbon sugars and bends into double helix form.
Dominant Trait: An allele that is expressed when one copy of a gene is present.
Recessive Trait: An allele that is expressed if their copy of a gene does not have a dominant one overpowering it.
Pedigrees: An ancestral way to trace who is related to who in a family.
Ink Chromatography: Used to identify what complex liquids are made of.
Allele: One or more alterations of a gene that appear after a mutation.
Mutation: A change in the genetic makeup of an organism.
DNA Replication: Replication of DNA uses to prepare for mitosis.
DNA Structure: A phosphate backbone bound by carbon sugars and bends into double helix form.
Reflection:
This project was interesting. There was a lot to learn during this but it was really cool information. It was a challenge to keep up with some of the pedigrees but I eventually got the hang of it. Something I could've done better was contribute more to the project. I understood most of the information but I should've physically put more things down. I also should've stayed on task more rather than going to another group. I did help make the slideshow and do some information that was necessary that some of my group didn't necessarily understand which was an up in the project. This wasn't the most exciting project as most things were repeated but I had a good time.