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Genetics and Heredity Unit
Part One: Meiosis
Big Questions:
 Where do my chromosomes come from?
 What happens during meiosis?
Word Wall:
meiosis
sperm
egg
fertilization
sexual reproduction
Part Two: DNA: The Code of Life
Big Questions:
 What forms the genetic code?
 How does DNA copy itself?
Word Wall:
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
adenine
guanine
deoxyribose (sugar)
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nitrogen bases
thymine
gene
DNA replication
cytosine
chromosome
phosphate
Part Three: What is Heredity?
Big Questions:
o How are chromosomes, genes, and inheritance related?
o How do genes work together to control traits?
Word Wall:
pedigree chart
purebred
heredity
gene
recessive allele
trait
allele
hybrid
genetics
fertilization
dominant allele
chromosome
Part Four: Probability and Heredity
Big Questions:
 Why don’t offspring always look like their parents?
 How is probability related to inheritance?
Word Wall:
probabiblity
genotype
Punnett Square
homozygous
heterozygous
phenotype
Part Five: Patterns of Inheritance
Big Questions:
 How are most traits inherited?
 How do Genes and the Environment interact?
 Are all traits inherited?
Word Wall:
incomplete dominance
pedigree chart
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co dominance
acquired traits
multiple alleles
Quizzes:
Meiosis quiz
DNA parts/patterns
Mendel and Vocabulary
Punnett Squares and vocabulary
Incomplete, co-dominance, multiple alleles, inherited vs acquired
Classwork/Labs:
Meiosis vs. Mitosis chart and vocabulary
DNA model and Venn Diagram
Mendel storyboard classwork
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