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Karyotype Activity Karyotype Activity Students will produce a karyotype of an unknown human. Students will match homologous chromosomes and arrange them in order. Students will place the sex chromosomes last. Student's work is to be neat, well organized and readable. Then, students will analyze the karyotype to determine if the patient has a genetic disorder. Students will write a letter to the parents of the patient discussing the diagnosis. Rubric Code: VX276BB By meetvnirmala Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Creating a Karyotype
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Homologous Chromosomes	Poor None of the chromosomes are paired with their homolog.	Fair Some of the chromsomes are paired with their homolog.	Good Majority of the chromsomes are paired with their homolog.	Excellent All chromosomes are paired with their homolog.
# of Homologous Groups	Poor None of the twenty three groups of chromosomes exist and none of the autosomal pairs are numbered.	Fair Some of the twenty three groups of chromosomes exist and some of the autosomal pairs are numbered.	Good Majority of the twenty three groups of chromosomes exist and majority of the autosomal pairs are numbered.	Excellent All twenty three groups of chromosomes exist and all autosomal pairs are numbered.
Chromosome Arrangement	Poor None of the chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest. Sex chromosomes are missing.	Fair Some of the autosomal chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest. Sex chromosomes are mixed in with the autosomes or are missing.	Good Majority of the autosomal chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest with sex chromosomes included in the arrangement or are missing.	Excellent All autosomal chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest with the sex chromosomes last.
Neatness	Poor Karyotype is not readable and organized. There are stray markings, paper tears, abnormal cuttings, or sticky tape.	Fair Karyotype is readable but disorganized. There may be stray markings, paper tears, abnormal cuttings, or sticky tape.	Good Karyotype is readable and fairly well organized. There are no stray markings, paper tears, abnormal cuttings, or sticky tape.	Excellent Karyotype is readable and neatly organized. There are no stray markings, paper tears, abnormal cuttings, or sticky tape.
Letter to Parents - Content	Poor Letter includes TWO OR FEWER of the following: procedure used to create a karyotype, explanation of what a normal karyotype would look like, condition of the child/patient (name of disorder), why you made this diagnosis, mutation category, and symptoms expected.	Fair Letter includes THREE OR FOUR of the following: procedure used to create a karyotype, explanation of what a normal karyotype would look like, condition of the child/patient (name of disorder), why you made this diagnosis, mutation category, and symptoms expected.	Good Letter includes ALL BUT ONE of the following: procedure used to create a karyotype, explanation of what a normal karyotype would look like, condition of the child/patient (name of disorder), why you made this diagnosis, mutation category, and symptoms expected.	Excellent Letter includes ALL SIX of the following: procedure used to create a karyotype, explanation of what a normal karyotype would look like, condition of the child/patient (name of disorder), why you made this diagnosis, mutation category, and symptoms expected.
Letter to Parents - Language	Poor Letter does not address appropriate audience, does not use language the general public can understand, and contains MANY spelling & grammar errors.	Fair Letter does not address appropriate audience, or does not use language the general public can understand. Multiple spelling & grammar errors present.	Good Letter addresses appropriate audience, uses language the general public can understand, and FEW spelling & grammar errors are present.	Excellent Letter addresses appropriate audience, uses language the general public can understand, and has NO spelling & grammar errors.

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Chromosome

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