Strawberry Breeding and Genetics
Students learn about DNA by extracting it from strawberries. Students also analyze the similarities and differences of their extraction process to those on Genetic Engineering: The Journey of a Gene. Students learn how genetic testing (including DNA extraction) is useful in breeding new varieties of strawberries.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Caitlin Falcone, Erin Ingram, and Molly Brandt | University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Acknowledgements
Author Affiliations:
- Caitlin Falcone: Lourdes Central Catholic, Nebraska City, NE
- Erin Ingram: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, IANR Science Literacy Initiative, National Center for Agricultural Literacy
- Molly Brandt: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, IANR Science Literacy Initiative, National Center for Agricultural Literacy
Sources
- http://ffanewhorizons.org/farm-facts-about-strawberries/
- http://www.agmrc.org/commodities-products/fruits/strawberries/
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101226131607.htm
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Career & Technical Education
- AFNR (Grades 9-12): Biotechnology Systems Career Pathway
- BS.02.05: Examine and perform scientific procedures using microbes, DNA, RNA and proteins in a laboratory.
- BS.03.04: Apply biotechnology principles, techniques and processes to enhance plant and animal care and production (e.g., selective breeding, pharmaceuticals, biodiversity, etc.).
- AFNR (Grades 9-12): Biotechnology Systems Career Pathway
- Science
- HS-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- HS-LS1-1: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
- HS-LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- HS-LS3-1: Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
- HS-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes