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High School Genetics & Heredity

Archive from July 21, 2020

How can we design cattle to better meet human needs? In this high school Storyline unit on genetics and heredity, students are introduced to ‘SuperCows’. As they explore the vast variety of cattle breeds, students discover that cattle are specialized for different purposes and while similar, the ‘SuperCows’ are clearly unique. Students wonder what caused this diversity and specificity which leads to investigations about the role of inheritance, DNA and proteins.

Field Experts

• Alison L. Van Eenennaam, Ph.D., Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Department of Animal Science, U.C. Davis
• Dr. Matthew Spangler, Geneticist University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Adam Hurtgen, Cattle Farmer and Genetics Manager at Hurtgenlea Holsteins

Livestream Facilitators

• Rick Henningfeld
• Brian Beierle