DNA Mutation and Genetics Lab

Students translate a gene, make mutations, trace sickle cell inheritance and model selection.

Grades 9–10Virtual lab · 5 stations1 student per deviceNo student loginsWorks offline

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Try it free: the demo opens the Start page and Station 1 right in your browser. No sign-up needed.

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Grade level

Grades 9–10: Gene expression, mutation types, sickle cell crosses, allele frequency modeling and DNA repair

What students practice

Transcription and translation, mutation types, sickle cell from gene to trait, Punnett crosses, allele frequency and natural selection, UV and DNA repair

Standards

NGSS: HS-LS1-1 · HS-LS3-1 · HS-LS3-2 · HS-LS3-3 · HS-LS4-3

How it works

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Each student types their name on the Start page, then works through the stations in order. Each station has a prediction, a hands-on activity, a data table or log that fills in as they work and a check question.
Students finish with a printable lab report (print or save as PDF). The Teacher Notes include the standards, a full answer key and a reset button for shared devices.
Each purchase includes the lab file and a one-page Quick Start guide.