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Karyotype Activity Karyotype Activity Students will produce a karyotype of an unknown human. Students will match homologous chromosomes and arrange them in order. Students will place the sex chromosomes last. Student's work is to be neat, well organized and readable. Rubric Code: LX93AA3 By rpicozzi22 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Creating a Karyotype
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 6 pts
Homologous Chromosomes	Poor None of the chromosomes are paired with their homolog.	Fair Some of the chromsomes are paired with their homolog.	Good Majority of the chromsomes are paired with their homolog.	Excellent All chromosomes are paired with their homolog.
# of Homologous Groups	Poor None of the twenty three groups of chromosomes exist and none of the autosomal pairs are numbered.	Fair Some of the twenty three groups of chromosomes exist and some of the autosomal pairs are numbered.	Good Majority of the twenty three groups of chromosomes exist and majority of the autosomal pairs are numbered.	Excellent All twenty three groups of chromosomes exist and all autosomal pairs are numbered.
Chromosome Arrangement	Poor None of the chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest. Sex chromosomes are missing.	Fair Some of the autosomal chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest. Sex chromosomes are mixed in with the autosomes or are missing.	Good Majority of the autosomal chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest with sex chromosomes included in the arrangement or are missing.	Excellent All autosomal chromosomes are arranged from largest to smallest with the sex chromosomes last.
Neatness	Poor Karyotype is not readable and organized. There are stray markings, paper tears, abnormal cuttings, or sticky tape.	Fair Karyotype is readable but disorganized. There may be stray markings, paper tears, abnormal cuttings, or sticky tape.	Good Karyotype is readable and fairly well organized. There are no stray markings, paper tears, abnormal cuttings, or sticky tape.	Excellent Karyotype is readable and neatly organized. There are no stray markings, paper tears, abnormal cuttings, or sticky tape.