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Where did the new coronavirus come from?

Where did the new coronavirus come from?

In this analysis and discussion activity, students explore the main hypotheses about the origins of the new coronavirus that is causing the current pandemic. Students learn how mutations, natural selection, and contact between species can work together to produce a spillover infection. Molecular evidence is presented for students to evaluate the hypothesis that genetic engineering produced the new coronavirus. In addition, students explore...

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natural selection, biology, Coronavirus, COVID-19
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Material Type:
Assignment
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 13, 2020
Date Modified in MERLOT:
September 11, 2020
Author:
Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:
Ingrid Waldron
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed
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Document (e.g. Word), PDF, Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Yes
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Creative Commons:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal

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