Saturday DNA! Virtual Lab: Less is More: Population Size and Genetic Drift (Age 12-16)
Seats for each session limited to 35 Zoom participant connections. Register to reserve your spot. | Cost $20
When
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
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Description
- Appropriate for ages 12–16
- $20 per participant
Activity description:
Evolution is more than just natural selection—sometimes it happens by random chance! Genetic drift is a force of evolution that can cause some alleles to disappear from a population completely, whether or not they’re harmful. Join us to explore the impact of genetic drift on populations of different sizes!
In this activity, you will:
- model the role of genetic drift on populations of different sizes;
- explore extreme cases of genetic drift like founder and bottleneck effects; and
- discuss different mechanisms of evolution!
Participants need:
20 each of four different colors of beads or other small objects such as M&Ms, Skittles, Fruit Loops, Post-it notes…anything that you have 4 different colors of!
Venue/location
Virtual
Online,
Website
Visit: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/saturdaydna.html