Interactive Karyotype Activity

Ready to integrate an interactive karyotype activity into your next genetics unit? Here is a 50-minute lesson plan designed for grades 9-12.

: Participants identify the sex of a patient by analyzing the 23rd pair (XX for female, XY for male).

The is more than a game; it is a cognitive bridge. It transforms the abstract language of genetics ( "nondisjunction," "trisomy," "homologous pairing" ) into a visual, tactile, and logical puzzle.