Case Study—Skin Color Genetics DRAFT

1. Brief referral to Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky.
   • This fictional book is about a light-skinned couple who give birth to a dark-skinned baby.
   • It prompted the question: Is this possible??
2. Students will do web-research on skin color genetics
3. Punnett Square(8x8) using a trihybrid cross to determine the number of different combinations to answer the question posed by the book
4. Students will analyze the Punnett Square results and write a report of their findings