Transcript marvel moms vs. dc dads

MARVEL MOMS and DC DADS
Genes and Heredity
SCENARIO
• Col. William Stryker,
M.D. is the leader of an
anti-mutant conspiracy
to destroy all mutants.
• It is your job as a biogeneticist to genetically
engineer a new mutant
super hero who will
prevent Stryker from
completing his task.
MARVEL MOMS and DC DADS
• Select a Marvel Mom and a DC Dad to defeat Col. Stryker.
• The student will list at least 10 traits they want the new super hero to
have.
• The student will decide how to assign trait genotypes to the parent
organisms (i.e. homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, or
heterozygous, complete dominance, incomplete dominance).
• Students will conduct research to find super hero profiles to assign
trait alleles.
• Students will use Punnett squares to predict all possible genotypes
and phenotypes of the offspring.
• The student will submit a written profile (include strengths and
weaknesses) of the new super hero giving the genotypes and
phenotype based on the Punnett squares and a picture of the new
character.
STORM
• Height
5'11"
• Weight
127 lbs.
• Eyes
Blue, glowing white
when using powers
• Hair
White
STORM
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Storm possesses psionic ability to manipulate weather patterns over limited areas. She can stimulate the
creation of any form of precipitation such as rain or fog, generate winds in varying degrees of intensity up
to and including hurricane force, raise or lower the humidity and temperature in her immediate vicinity,
induce lightning and other electrical atmospheric phenomena, and disperse natural storms so as to create
clear change. Storm can direct the path of certain atmospheric effects, such as bolts of lightning, with her
hands. She has also demonstrated the ability to manipulate ocean currents, though the extent of this
ability is still unclear.
Storm can only manipulate weather patterns as they exist in nature. For example, she can end a drought in
one area by creating torrential rains there, but that would necessitate robbing all available moisture from
the surrounding areas. Storm is not able to create atmospheric conditions that do not exist naturally on
the planet she is on. For example, Storm is unable to lower temperatures as far as absolute zero or raise
them to solar intensities on Earth.
Storm is able to fly by creating winds strong enough to support her weight, the weight of others, and to
propel her forward through the air. Storm can thus travel as fast as any wind can, and has reached speeds
up to 300 miles per hour. Her powers over the atmosphere enable her to breathe at any speed, protect
her from air friction, and grant her limited immunity to extreme heat and cold.
Storm is also able to alter her visual perception so as to perceive electrical energy patterns as well as those
factors responsible for existing meteorological phenomena in her surrounding environment.
Storm's ability to manipulate the weather in her immediate vicinity is affected by her emotions; hence, if
she does not maintain control, a fit of rage might induce a destructive storm. Storm also suffers from
severe claustrophobia.
PHOENIX
• Height
5'6"
• Weight
115 lbs.
• Eyes
Green
• Hair
Red
PHOENIX
• Jean Grey possessed telepathic powers enabling her to
read minds, project her thoughts into the minds of
others, initiate astral travel, and mentally stun
opponents with pure psionic force, among other
talents. She also possessed telekinesis, allowing her to
levitate and manipulate objects and others, generate
force fields, fly, and stimulate heat molecules to
generate concussive blasts.
• Her powers were magnified to near-infinite levels while
she served as an avatar for the cosmic Phoenix Force.
She was able to manipulate matter and energy on a
molecular scale, although this varied on the Force's
status and how much power it chose to allocate to her.
MYSTIQUE
• Height
5'10" (variable)
• Weight
120 lbs.
• Eyes
Yellow, no visible pupils
(variable)
• Hair
Red (variable
MYSTIQUE
• Powers
Mystique can psionically shift the atoms of her body to
duplicate any humanoid of either sex, wearing any kind
of clothing. She can precisely duplicate another
person’s retina pattern, finger, palm and skin-pore
patterns, and vocal cords. She can increase her volume,
but not her mass. Mystique’s power grants her age
retardation, increased healing, and immunity to drugs
and poisons.
• Abilities
Mystique is a highly skilled combatant, actress,
marksman, and strategist in terrorist and commando
operations.
BATMAN
• Height: 6'2“
• Weight: 210
lbs.
• Eyes: Blue
• Hair: Black
BATMAN
• Powers: Olympic level athlete. The world's greatest
detective. Keen scientific mind. Access to overwhelming
amounts of weaponry, armory and "gadgets".
• Batman is the only member of the Justice League without
superpowers. What he lacks in raw strength, he makes up
for with intelligence. Batman has a plan for every situation,
and there is rarely a mystery that he can’t solve.
• He is arguably one of the best martial artists in the world.
He has raw strength with the precision of a scalpel.
Enemies will likely underestimate the Batman since he’s
only a man
SUPERMAN
• Height: 6'3"
• Weight: 225
lbs.
• Eyes: Blue
• Hair: Black
SUPERMAN
• Powers: Superhuman strength, speed and senses. X-Ray and Heat
Vision. Ability to Fly. Invulnerable.
• Origin: Krypton?s Last Son, Kal-El aka Superman, is the figurehead
and leader of the Justice League. Superman?s parents Jor-El and
Lara, sent their son to Earth in an effort to save his life as their
home planet, Krypton, was destroyed. After landing in Smallville,
Kal-El was discovered by Martha and Jonathan Kent, who raised him
and kept his origin a secret. Clark Kent grew up with a normal
childhood, but it was soon evident that he wasn?t like the other
kids. Clark?s alien DNA gave him the ability to harness the power of
the Earth?s Yellow sun. Eventually, Clark stored enough energy to
perform superhuman feats. When Clark moved to Metropolis to
work at the Daily Planet, a nationwide newspaper, he also adopted
the guise of Superman to better serve and inspire the American
Public.
WOLVERINE
• Height
5'3"
• Weight
(Without Adamantium
skeleton) 195 lbs., (with
Adamantium skeleton)
300 lbs
• Eyes
Blue
• Hair
Black
WOLVERINE
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Powers
Wolverine is a mutant who possesses the ability to regenerate damaged or destroyed areas of his cellular
structure at a rate far greater than that of an ordinary human. The speed at which this healing factor works varies
in direct proportion with the severity of the damage Wolverine suffers. Wolverine’s natural healing also affords
him virtual immunity to poisons and most drugs, as well as an enhanced resistance to diseases. For example, it is
nearly impossible for him to become intoxicated from drinking alcohol. He also has a limited immunity to the
fatigue poisons generated by bodily activity, and hence he has greater endurance than an ordinary human. His
agility and reflexes are similarly enhanced.
In addition, Wolverine’s healing factor provides him with an extended lifespan by slowing the effects of the aging
process. Although over a century old, Wolverine is as healthy and physically fit as a man in his prime.
Wolverine also possesses superhumanly acute senses, making him capable of seeing things at a maximum
distance greater than a normal human’s. His hearing is enhanced in a similar manner, and he is able to recognize
people and objects by scent, even if that person or object is hidden. Wolverine can use these enhanced senses to
track any creature with an impressive degree of success.
Wolverine’s skeleton includes six retractable one-foot long bone claws, three in each arm, that are housed
beneath the skin and muscle of his forearms. Wolverine can, at will, release these slightly curved claws through his
skin beneath the knuckles on each hand. The skin between the knuckles tears and bleeds, but the blood loss is
quickly halted by his healing factor. Wolverine can unsheathe any number of his claws at once, although he must
keep his wrists straight at the moment his claws shoot from his forearms into his hands. When unsheathed, the
claws are fully within his hands, and thus Wolverine can still bend his wrists. The claws are naturally sharp and
tougher than that of normal human bone structure, allowing Wolverine to cut through most types of flesh and
natural materials.
Wolverine is not immortal. If the injuries are extensive enough, especially if they result in the loss of vital organs,
large amounts of blood, and/or loss of physical form, such as having flesh burned away by fire or acid, Wolverine
can die.
STORM and WOLVERINE
PUNNETT SQUARES
b
b
B
B
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
Storm:
Phenotype White Hair
Genotype: recessive: bb
Wolverine:
Phenotype Black hair
Genotype: Dominant: BB
Bishop:
Phenotype: Black hair
Genotype: Heterozygous Bb
BISHOP
• Height
6'6"
• Weight
275 lbs.
• Eyes
Brown, red when using
powers
• Hair
Black
BISHOP
• Powers
Bishop is a mutant with the power to absorb energy, either
ambient energy or that directed towards him, and to
project that energy from his body in the form of concussive
blasts. Bishop can also store absorbed energy within his
personal reserves, whereupon the energy increases his
strength and recuperative abilities, as well as affording him
a measure of invulnerability. Also, he instinctively knows his
location at all times.
• Abilities
Bishop is a trained police officer, skilled in the homicide
branch. Bishop has also had many years of armed and
unarmed combat training, and is a superb marksman with
firearms
References:
• Images from Google
• Marvel Women Profiles from
• http://marvel.com/universe/Category:Women
• DC Dads Profiles from
• http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/