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Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the lavender allele that causes pale greyish plumage.

Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the frizzle allele that causes curly feathers.

Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the presence of the oocyan allele that causes blue eggs.

Your students are asked to identify the unknown predator that is killing calves on a nearby ranch.

Engage students with a genetics and PCR kit that has a direct link to a testable phenotype.