Genetics Society of America Deck

2016 – (See Cards | Deck Info | Download Game | Download Rules | Purchase)…

This is a different set of game rules that incorporates a few special species cards (model organisms) and reworks them for use in a game that looks at the process of genetic research specifically, and process of science generally. Please feel free to download the cards and rules, and do leave comments using the “permalink” for specific cards. This is in collaboration with the Genetics Society of America, and the final deck was released during mid 2016.

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The first game to use a “science process” game mechanic to explore process of science ideas. In this case, a closer look at the use of model organisms – – in genetic research.

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RELEVANT LINKS Download free printable full deck (55Mb pdf). Download Rules sheet only (2.6Mb pdf). See individual cards. Buy high quality deck (at revenue neutral prices). GSA Homepage Deck Announcement – see this post and this post for details. NOTES: This deck was created in an attempt to represent (as much as possible) the diverse […] read more

Ciliates

Tetrahymena (genus)
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Ciliophora, Chromalveolata

3 POINTS

Play: Ciliates have a MOVE of 1

These unicellular protists use hair-like cilia for locomotion and feeding. They are important to biomedical research and have contributed to our understanding of many cellular and biochemical processes.

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The ciliates are a group of protozoans characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to eukaryotic flagella, but in general shorter and present in much larger numbers, with a differentundulating pattern than flagella. Cilia occur in all members of the group (although the peculiar Suctoria only have them […] read more

Frog

Xenopus laevis / tropicalis
Scale 5 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
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Chordata, Amphibia, Animalia

3 POINTS

Play: This frog has a MOVE of 2.

Commonly known as the “clawed frog”, this amphibian’s large embryos and eggs are easy to obtain and manipulate for medical and developmental research.

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Frogs are a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura(Ancient Greek an-, without + oura, tail). The oldest fossil “proto-frog” appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their origins may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, […] read more

C. elegans

Caenorhabditis elegans
Scale 3 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Nematoda, Chromadorea, Animalia

5 POINTS

Play: C. elegans has a MOVE of 1. It eats bacteria & rotting plants.

This transparent nematode (roundworm), the 1st sequenced multicellular organism, is no more than 1 mm in length, making it easy to examine for inherited traits during genetic studies.

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Caenorhabditis elegans (/ˌseɪnoʊræbˈdaɪtəs ˈɛləɡænz/[2]) is a free-living (not parasitic), transparentnematode (roundworm), about 1 mm in length,[3] that lives in temperate soil environments. The name is a blend of the Greek caeno- (recent), rhabditis (rod-like)[4] and Latin elegans (elegant). In 1900, Maupasinitially named it Rhabditides elegans, Osche placed it in the subgenus Caenorhabditis in 1952, and in […] read more

Arabidopsis

Arabidopsis thaliana
Scale 6 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Plantae

1 POINTS

This small flowering plant from the mustard family is an ideal model organism because of its short generation time, large yield, and small genome. It was the first plant to have it’s entire genome sequenced.

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Arabidopsis (rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae. They are small flowering plants related to cabbageand mustard. This genus is of great interest since it contains thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), one of the model organisms used for studying plant biology and the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced. Changes in thale cress […] read more

Join A Society

Modifier Card
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Modifier Card

The GSA has more than 5500 members worldwide, who work to advance the field of genetics to deepen our understanding of the living world.

Play: On your turn, use this card to look at the top 3 resource pile cards. Here, you may take 1, & return the other 2 to the top of the pile.

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The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is a scholarly membership society of more than 5,500 genetics researchers and educators, established in 1931. The Society was formed from the reorganization of the Joint Genetics Sections of the American Society of Zoologists and the Botanical Society of America.[3] GSA members conduct fundamental and applied research using a […] read more