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Genetics Learning Framework

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Molecular biology of gene function
How is genetic information expressed so it affects an organism's structure and function?	A clicker-based case study that untangles student thinking about the processes in the central dogma Linking Genotype to Phenotype: The Effect of a Mutation in Gibberellic Acid Production on Plant Germination Using CRISPR-Cas9 to teach the fundamentals of molecular biology and experimental design Using Synthetic Biology and pClone Red for Authentic Research on Promoter Function: Genetics (analyzing mutant promoters) Using Synthetic Biology and pClone Red for Authentic Research on Promoter Function: Introductory Biology (identifying new promoters) You and Your Oral Microflora: Introducing non-biology majors to their “forgotten organ”	show Describe how expansion or retraction of triplet repeats can alter gene function and create a phenotype. Explain how the genetic code relates transcription to translation Discuss how various factors might influence the relationship between genotype and phenotype (e.g. incomplete penetrance, variable expressivity, and sex-limited phenotype). Explain how abnormalities in gene dosage can affect phenotype.