This breeding simulation is designed for senior students and encourages the development of skills in scientific method. As a teaching tool it may be used in a variety of teaching strategies.

Students visually count, categorize and record the individual flies.
Making this a realistic science experience rather than a secondhand data exercise.

Teachers now have the option to allow the students to use an auto-count system to count up to 100,000 flies in seconds.
This means that longer experiments, like linkage distance, can be done quickly.

Student reporting is now an option - students have to fill in the number and type of flies they observed before the program allows auto-counting. This provides the teacher with a report on the students accuracy while counting.

Integrated construction kit enables new flies to be created and used as parents in seconds.

Also includes a Teacher Resource document in pdf format - 84 reproducible pages contain 15 experiments to guide students through examples of:

1. Single Genes
2. Double Genes
3. Sex-linked Genes
4. Incomplete Sex-linked Dominance
5. Linked Genes and linkage distance
6. Dominant Mutations
7. Lethal Genes
8. Multiple Alleles

Other Features include:

6 genotype display modes including Vgvg, vg+vg or +vg.
Teacher blocking of genotype, XY, linkage and dominant gene display.
Unlimited generations.
Unlimited flies in each generation.
Student involvement in the simulation is increased by physically moving flies to examine them.
Hold selected flies, then use them as the next parents.


Problem solving using Drosophila Genetics!

As well the breeding program you also get a Fly Construction Kit featuring:
26 mutant genes including lethals.
8 linked genes on each of 3 chromosomes, including the X.
Load and save individual or pairs of flies for future experiments.
Make a fly and use it as a parent without the need to save the fly.

The Fly editor is now an integrated part of the program.
Fly Construction Kit.

This section has 2 modes:
Student Mode - Construct homozygous flies with a mutation in up to 9 fly characteristics.
Teacher Mode - Select up to 2 mutant genes per characteristic as heterozygous or 1 as homozygous. Place the mutant gene on either chromosome.

Save each fly with one of 3 genotype display options:
Always: Display the genotype of the fly during breeding, provided the teachers has set this as an option.
Lock Code: Only displayed after a fly's code word has been entered. Good for classroom problem solving and practical tests.
Never: Excellent for school or home based assignments when the student has a long time to crack the flies code word.


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