1. We all agree… It’s time for thinkin’ outside of the box….
Tariq had a plan……
Let’s use
fantasy……

2. By: THE X-FACTOR GROUP
Tariq, Nancy and Sandra

3. He answers our call to DEFEND the human race
WHENEVER he is need

4. People judge him….
The first thing
they see
Is his face
and his skin
And they are
afraid

5. Before he was born his father was exposed to nuclear radiation from the
power plant where he worked…
His Dad was lucky
to survive

6. His parents told him the story…...
In fact, there had been some “abnormalities” But it didn’t matter
they loved him no matter what.
He was a genius. He
developed a superior
intellect despite his
bizarre physical traits

7. As he grew older he changed….. A Lot!

8. He can find PEACE
no where
Now, he is tired-
He wants to know why
he is this way
Let us help him understand
The biological reasons he
Is the
THE BEAST….

9. The Cell
: Contains genetic material known as DNA

10. There are two kinds of cell division Mitosis and Meiosis
IN Mitosis cells make copies of themselves ( think of cancer or growth)
If you were born with a mutation what would happen with mitosis?
http://www.johnkyrk.com/mitosis.html

11. DO IT NOW:
Using modeling clay pretend you have one DNA strand undergoing mitosis

12. Meiosis is different
1. It involves only sex cells (gametes) like sperm or ova
2. Genetic information gets switched around two times. Once during a process called crossing
over and again when chromosomes line up during replication to split into two distinct cells
Crossing over helps ensure genetic diversity in a community which, in turn ,improves chances
for viability

13. Meiosis: Step by Step
Somewhere in this process Hanks Dad’s genes were altered .
These changes were captured within one of his sperm as a genetic mutations.
These genetic mutation are what is responsible for the strange traits the

14. Do it now