Genetic Rap Project

This blog is for the genetic rap I am writing. This blog is about genetics and mitosis, meiosis, sexual, and asexual reproduction. We thought about what song we could do that would be able to have a fun beat but also that it didn't go too fast so we can explain all that we need to. We found Uptown Funk and knew that it would be perfect!



TUNE: Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars

ROUGH DRAFT LYRICS:

Mi-mitosis-mitosis
(x5)

This is the process, in which
cells split in two
this ones for them children, them children, straight gametes
cloning is duplicating, living it up in the body
got chromosomes and DNA
gotta reproduce real fast

I got a lot (of DNA)
Adenine and Thymine
I got a lot (of DNA)
Guanine, Cytosine
I've got (proteins)
Say my name you now who I am
Haploid (one set)
of 23 chromosomes

Proteins make up you (YOU)
(x3)
Mitosis gonna give it to ya
(x3)
A gene is a piece of DNA containing information

FINAL DRAFT LYRICS:

Mi

Mitosis, Mitosis

(x5)

Awwwwww!

This is the process in which cells,

split in two

This ones for them children,

them children, straight gametes

Cloning, is duplicating,

livin' it up in the body

Got chromosomes and DNA

Gotta reproduce real fast

I've got a lot (of DNA)

Adenine and Thymine

I've got a lot (of DNA)

Guanine and Ctyosine

I've got a lot (of DNA)

Say my name you know who I am

Haploid (one set)

of 23 chromosomes

Proteins make up (YOU)

          (X3)

Mitosis gonna to give it to ya

                 (x3)

Meiosis is another process

Where offspring are made

                (x6)

Hey, hey, hey, oh!

Stop, wait a minute

Meiosis is different

You need two parents...

Females, have the egg

And males have the sperm, if they combine during intercourse

You get the offspring which are children

More awkward than any other subject

I've got a lot (of DNA)

Adenine and Thymine

I've got a lot (of DNA)

Guanine and Cytosine

I've got a lot (of DNA)

Diploid (two sets)

Of 23 chromosomes

Proteins make up  (YOU)

               (x3)

Meiosis gonna give it to ya

               (x3)

Mitosis and Meiosis are

Where offspring are made

               (x6)

Before we leave Imma tell y'all a lil something

23 chromosomes, 23 chromosomes

                    (x2)

I said 23 chromosomes, 23 chromosomes

23 chromosomes, 23 chromosomes

But also, There's mutations

And there's also adaptations

Like deletion and insertion

Mistakes in genetic code

Recessive

Dominant

Dominant trumps recessive

Unless there is a double recessive pair…….

What decides your traits

           (x6)

Hey, hey, hey, oh!

23 chromosomes, 23 chromosomes (combine)

23 chromosomes, 23 chromosomes

23 chromosomes, plus 23 chromosomes, (make up)

46 chromosomes, 46 chromosomes (a human)

                           (x2)

We had our great lyrics and also planned on having pictures of haploid cells, diploid cells, the 4 proteins!

Thank you for listening to our genetic rap! We had a lot of fun making it and hope you enjoyed it! :-)