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ERIC Number: EJ182131
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Using Cichlids for Illustrating Mendel's Laws
Gennaro, Eugene D.; Winters, Charlotte M.
School Science and Mathematics, 78, 4, 287-8, Apr 78
A classroom experiment is proposed in which students can mate a banded or spotted convict cichlid with a pink convict cichlid and observe the markings of their "children" and "grandchildren" as a way of illustrating Mendel's Laws of Dominance and Segregation. (MN)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Genetics, Heredity, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Science Activities, Science Education
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Audience: Practitioners
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Identifiers: Cichlids; Dominant Genes