Rubric

(GN): Gene Therapy: Very Different Twins
(GN): Gene Therapy: Very Different Twins
Criteria Ratings Pts
Meiosis
threshold: pts
20 pts Evident One or more of the three driving questions in the assignment description are answered with explanation of how new genetic combinations can arise through meiosis (crossing over, nondisjunction), descriptions of all stages of meiosis are included, the specific stage of meiosis when crossing over occurs is identified, explanation of nondisjunction is included
10 pts Still in Progress One or more of the requirements of the "Evident" category are missing
0 pts Not Evident Explanation of how new genetic combinations can arise through meiosis (crossing over, nondisjunction) is not included
pts
20 pts
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Non-lethal Replication Errors
threshold: pts
20 pts Evident One or more of the three driving questions in the assignment description are answered with explanation of how non-lethal errors occurring during replication (insertions, deletions, substitutions) contribute to genetic diversity, description of insertions, deletions, and substitutions with an example of each type is included
10 pts Still in Progress One or more of the requirements of the "Evident" category are missing
0 pts Not Evident Explanation of non-lethal replication errors is not included
pts
20 pts
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Environmental Factors
threshold: pts
20 pts Evident One or more of the three driving questions in the assignment description are answered with explanation of how heritable mutations caused by environmental factors (radiation, chemicals, and viruses) increase genetic diversity, example of a specific environmental mutation is included
10 pts Still in Progress One or more of the requirements of the "Evident" category are missing
0 pts Not Evident Explanation of environmental factors is not included
pts
20 pts
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Artifact Format
threshold: pts
10 pts Evident Text explanation, video blog, diagram, or infographic is the format of the artifact (or submitted "your choice" proposal form for preapproval)
0 pts Not Evident Text explanation, video blog, diagram, or infographic is not the format of the artifact (or "your choice" proposal form not submitted for preapproval)
pts
10 pts
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References
threshold: pts
10 pts Evident All references are included
0 pts Not Evident References are not included
pts
10 pts
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Replies
threshold: pts
20 pts Evident Replies to two peers, at least 3 sentences in length
10 pts Still in Progress One or more of the requirements of the "Evident" category are missing
0 pts Not Evident No replies to peers are evident
pts
20 pts
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