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Determine a pretend corn’s DNA destiny with the flip of a coin.
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is found inside living organisms and contains all the information about how the organism will look and function. DNA contains genes, and genes carry the information that determines the traits. Traits are the features or characteristics, such as the color, height, or shape.
You might already know that humans have DNA to guide individual traits, too, but in this activity we’ll look at plant biotechnology to learn how scientists modify plants to exhibit new or improved characteristics – then create our own corn, deciding its characteristics with a coin flip!
This activity is part of our 4-H at Home Plant Science Series. See the rest of the activities here.
