Orchid Genes This activity will help you meet these educational goals:
• You will apply scientific principles to explain phenomena and solve design problems.
• You will reason abstractly and quantitatively.
. You will make sense of problems and work to solve them.
Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the
end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.
Activity
Read the article "A Protein Battle Underlies the Beauty of Orchids e," and then answer the following questions.
Part A
How does the shape of orchids relate to gene expression?

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