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BIO 132: Genes and People
Objectives
1A
Recognize valid application
of cause and effect
reasoning
Classes where objective is addressed
Topic 7: Mutations
Week 7 and 8:
Illustrating how changes to the DNA sequence
may or may not change the proteins made
and therefore affect the traits of the next
generation i.e. initiation of disease
In class group assignment
Topic 10: Cytogenetics
Week 11: discussion of how chromosome
segregation impacts next generation
Ex: Down syndrome is due to the wrong
number of chromosomes
In class group assignment
1B
Describe patterns of scale,
proportion and quantity
in the natural world
Topic 3: Gene Transmission
Week 3: Illustrating the percentage of traits in
a population via mono and di hybrid crosses
In class group assignment
Topic 8. Pedigrees
Week 9: Analyze pedigrees to understand
patterns (dominant, recessive, sex-linked
diseases) of disease occurrence in populations
In class group assignment
Assessments for this objective
HW: Mutations
Comparing different DNA
sequences and the proteins
generated from those sequences
(some will change the protein,
others will not)
Exam 3: Problems
DNA sequences will be provided
and students will have to illustrate
the protein product from the
sequence
Short answer question on
chromosome segregation to
illustrate normal and abnormal
segregation
HW: Mono- and di- hybrid crosses
Illustrate the percentage of traits
in a population
Exam 1: Problem
Perform mono and di hybrid
crosses to illustrate the
percentage of traits in a
population
HW: Pedigree
Students will have to determine
the pattern of inheritance from
different pedigrees
Exam 3: Problems
Students will have to determine
the pattern of inheritance from a
pedigree
1C
Define natural systems in
terms of energy, material
components and
processes of change
Topic 4: Structure, Replication, and
Chromosomes
Topic 5: Gene expression
Topic 6: Proteins to phenotypes
Weeks 4-6: Illustrates the connection between
DNA sequence and physical traits. Generation
HW: Gene expression
Students will convert a sequence
of DNA into RNA and then into
protein demonstrating the raw
components required for each
step
of each product (more DNA, RNA, or protein)
requires energy, raw material and can lead to
change in traits
In class group assignment
2A
Communicate and
collaborate effectively
across disciplines (science
and non-science)
Topic 7: Mutations
Week 7 and 8:
Illustrating how changes to the DNA sequence
may or may not change the proteins made
and therefore affect the traits of the next
generation i.e. initiation of disease
Exam 1 and 2: Problems
Students will convert a sequence
of DNA into RNA and then into
protein demonstrating the raw
components required for each
step
Exam 2 and 3: Short answer
questions
Topic 8: Pedigrees
Week 9: Explain pedigrees to understand
patterns (dominant, recessive, sex-linked
diseases) of disease occurrence in populations
2B
Use qualitative and
quantitative analysis to
make rational predictions
of natural phenomena
based on knowledge
Topic 7: Mutations
Week 7 and 8:
Predict how changes to the DNA sequence
may or may not change the proteins made
and therefore affect the traits of the next
generation i.e. initiation of disease
2C
Apply scientific knowledge
to issues impacting
society
Topic 12. Biotech and Society
Week 13: Discussion of how biotechnology
has impacted society using examples like
insulin production for diabetics, bone marrow
transplants, forensic science, genetic
screening, and genetically modified
organisms.
HW: Mutations
Predict how changing the DNA
sequences does or does not affect
a physical trait
Exam 2 and 3: Short answer
questions
Two critical reviews of a current
societal scientific issue, i.e. stem
cells, genetically modified
organisms, etc.
For each review, students will
identify an article pertaining to a
societal issue and analyze the
scientific merit of the article.