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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Phylogenetic Analysis

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Task: Infer the evolutionary relationships of different species by comparing their genetic sequences.


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In biology, phylogenetics /ˌfaɪloʊdʒəˈnɛtɪks, –lə–/[1][2] (Greek: φυλή, φῦλον – phylé, phylon = tribe, clan, race + γενετικός – genetikós = origin, source, birth)[3] is the study of the evolutionaryhistory and relationships among individuals or groups of organisms (e.g. species, or populations). These relationships are discovered through phylogenetic inference methods that evaluate observed heritable traits, such […] read more

Common Garden Experiment

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Task : Differentiate between genetic and environmental effects on plant traits such as growth and flowering time.

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Transplant experiment, also known as a common garden experiment (although this term is more plant specific), is an experiment where one or more organisms are moved from one environment to another environment. In a usual common garden experiment, two species of plants growing in their native environments would both be transplanted in a common environment. […] read more

Vertebrate SNP Analysis

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Task: Identify genetic variation associated with psychiatric disorders using a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array.

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In molecular biology and bioinformatics, SNP array is a type of DNA microarray which is used to detect polymorphisms within a population. Asingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), a variation at a single site in DNA, is the most frequent type of variation in the genome. Currently, there are around 85 million SNPs that have been identified […] read more

Vertebrate Embryonic Development Study

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Task : Determine the role of chromatin structure in embryonic development and its contribution to stem cell properties.

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Embryogenesis is the process by which the embryo forms and develops. In mammals, the term refers chiefly to early stages of prenatal development, whereas the terms fetus and fetal development describe later stages. Embryogenesis starts with the fertilization of the egg cell (ovum) by a sperm cell, (spermatozoon). Once fertilized, the ovum is referred to […] read more

Unicellular Genome Stability Study

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Task: Study the genes responsible for the maintenance of chromosome structure and genome stability.

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Some organisms have multiple copies of chromosomes: diploid, triploid, tetraploid and so on. In classical genetics, in a sexually reproducing organism (typically eukarya) the gamete has half the number of chromosomes of the somatic cell and the genome is a full set of chromosomes in a diploid cell. The halving of the genetic material in […] read more

Invertebrate Hybrid study

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Task: Study the genetics of reproductive isolation by mating two different genetic lines to produce hybrid organisms.

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In biology a hybrid, also known as cross breed, is the result of mixing, through sexual reproduction, two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species or genera.[1] Using genetic terminology, it may be defined as follows.[2] Hybrid generally refers to any offspring resulting from the breeding of two genetically distinct individuals, which usually will […] read more