The Genetic Basis of Obesity | The Truth About Fat

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
WGBH GBH NOVA The Truth About Fat appetite fat genetics hormone leptin mouse OB obesity overeating single gene defect The Genetic Basis of Obesity genetic mutants gene mutations
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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The Genetic Basis of Obesity | The Truth About Fat

Learn how a single gene defect contributes to obesity in a mouse in this video from NOVA: The Truth About Fat. Use this resource to illustrate how a mutation in a single gene can have a physiological impact on an organism.
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PBS Learning Media

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