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Lactose Intolerance and Genetics

By: Robin Bulleri
05.23.16
Science Topic
GeneticsEvolution
Level
High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IB
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Robin Bulleri describes how she uses the Got Lactase? short film, along with the "Inheritance of Lactose Intolerance" activity, to show her students how lactase persistence arose and how pedigrees and DNA analysis reveal patterns of inheritance of lactase gene variants.

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Video Resource
The Making of the Fittest: Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture
Activity Resource
Pedigrees and the Inheritance of Lactose Intolerance

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