The TraitForge cast

Each friend shows you one idea by how they act. Meet them all and see how the ideas fit together.

1. Suds DNA extraction Read the story →
2. Bead Gene as discrete inheritable unit Read the story →
3. Rungs DNA structure / base-pairing Read the story →
4. Skein Chromosome packaging Read the story →
5. Match Allele pairing (Punnett crosses) Read the story →
6. Deal Recombination / why siblings differ Read the story →
7. Trace Lineage / heredity across generations Read the story →
8. Script DNA → RNA → protein (the genetic code as a recipe) Read the story →
9. Nurture Environment shapes genes / nature and nurture Read the story →
10. Snip Mutation + CRISPR (variation + intervention) Read the story →
11. Scruple The bioethics decision; just because we CAN change a gene does not decide whether we SHOULD, so ask who it affects, what could go wrong and whether it can be undone Read the story →

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