Epigenetic Effects of Diet on Fruit Fly Lifespan: An Investigation to Teach Epigenetics to Biology Students

James Billingsley; Kimberly A. Carlson

doi:10.1525/abt.2010.72.4.6

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James Billingsley,^* Kimberly A. Carlson^*

^*JAMES BILLINGSLEY is a biology teacher at El Diamante High School, 5100 W. Whitendale Ave., Visalia, CA 93277; e-mail: jbillingsley@vusd.org. KIMBERLY A. CARLSON is Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, 905 W. 25th St., Kearney, NE 68849; e-mail: carlsonka1@unk.edu.

Abstract

Do our genes exclusively control us, or are other factors at play? Epigenetics can provide a means for students to use inquiry-based methods to understand a complex biological concept. Students research and design an experiment testing whether dietary supplements affect the lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster over multiple generations.

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James Billingsley and Kimberly A. Carlson "Epigenetic Effects of Diet on Fruit Fly Lifespan: An Investigation to Teach Epigenetics to Biology Students," The American Biology Teacher 72(4), 231-234, (1 April 2010). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2010.72.4.6

Published: 1 April 2010