What Makes Identical Twins Different? Discussion
Identify the basic requirements of life and the properties of the major molecules needed for life.
Describe the relationship between structure and function in organisms using biological examples.
Identify the structure and function of the key chemical (functional) groups that affect the function of biological molecules.
Identify the principles of inheritance and solve classical genetic problems.
Discuss what comprises the cell’s genetic material using the terms chromatin, chromosomes, and sister chromatids and how this genetic material is organized in the dividing vs. non-dividing cell.
Describe how homologous chromosomes are similar and how they can differ.
Identify the chemical structures, synthesis, and regulation of nucleic acids and proteins.
Describe DNA and the difference between chromosomes, chromatin, and genes.
Discuss how one chromosome (for instance, Chromosome 1) inherited from your mother is similar to the same chromosome inherited from your father. How are they different? Finally, share how this impacts your view of how your DNA vs. your environment affects you.
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/epigenetics/twins/
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/epigenetics/rats/
