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 bio-geneticist 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

• Height5'11"

• Weight127 lbs.

• EyesBlue, glowing white when using powers

• HairWhite

STORM• 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

• Height5'6"

• Weight115 lbs.

• EyesGreen

• HairRed

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

• Height5'10" (variable)

• Weight120 lbs.

• EyesYellow, no visible pupils (variable)

• HairRed (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.

• AbilitiesMystique 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

• EyesBlue

• HairBlack

WOLVERINE• 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 Storm: Phenotype White Hair Genotype: recessive: bbWolverine: Phenotype Black hairGenotype: Dominant: BBBishop: Phenotype: Black hairGenotype: Heterozygous Bb

Bb Bbb

b Bb Bb

BISHOP

• Height6'6"

• Weight275 lbs.

• EyesBrown, red when using powers

• HairBlack

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.

• AbilitiesBishop 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/