Download Feb. 11-12 Day 2: The Work of Gregor Mendel

PREVIEW GENETICS
Feb 9-10 Day 1: Meiosis
OBJECTIVES: 1. Summarize the events of Meiosis
2. Contrast mitosis and meiosis
VOCABULARY: homologous
Meiosis
diploid
haploid
tetrad
crossing-over
ASSIGNMENTS: 6FGH Stemscopedia
TRTW Meiosis/ Mitosis
Meiosis Rap
Mitosis Meiosis
Feb. 11-12 Day 2: The Work of Gregor Mendel
OBJECTIVES: 1. Describe how Mendel studies inheritance of peas.
2. Explain the principle of dominance.
3. Describe what happens during segregation
VOCABULARY: genetics
fertilization
true-breeding
hybrid
gamete
trait
gene
allele
dominance
segregation
independent assortment
ASSIGNMENTS: 6FGH Stemscopedia
Mendel’s Pea Plant Traits
Genetics Problems
Feb 13-17 Day 3: Probability and Punnett Squares
OBJECTIVES: 1. Explain how geneticists use the principles of probability.
2. Describe how geneticists use Punnett Squares.
3. Use the product probability rule to solve multi-factor
crosses
VOCABULARY:
probability
homozygous
phenotype
Punnett Square
heterozygous
genotype
ASSIGNMENTS: : 6FGH Stemscopedia
LAB: The Law of Probability
Should this Dog be Called Spot
Feb 19-20 Day 4: Exploring Mendel’s Genetics
OBJECTIVES: 1. Describe how two-factor crosses illustrate the principle of
independent assortment.
2. Describe the inheritance patterns that exist aside from
simple dominance.
3. Explain how Mendel’s Principles apply to all organisms.
VOCABULARY:
incomplete dominance
codominance
multiple alleles
polygenetic traits
ASSIGNMENTS: : 6FGH Stemscopedia
Nonmedelian Genetics Problems and Dyhbrid Crosses
Feb 23-24 Day 5: Human Heredity
OBJECTIVES: 1. Describe Characteristics of human Chromosomes
2. Explain why sex-linked disorders are more common in males.
3. Explain how small changers in DNA cause genetic disorders
4. Explain how karyotypes can be used to identify genetic defects.
VOCABULARY: sex chromosomes
autosome
sex-linked genes
nondisjunction
karyotype
ASSIGNMENTS: 6FGH Stemscopedia
Sex-linked Genes
Karyotype Lab
Feb 25-26 Day 6: Pedigrees
OBJECTIVES: 1. Investigate the processes of inheritance by analyzing a family pedigree.
VOCABULARY: pedigree
ASSIGNEMENTS: 6FGH Stemscopedia
Bernstein Family
Construct a Pedigree
Feb 27- March 2 Day 7: Genetic Engineering
OBJECTIVES: 1. Explain the purpose of Selective Breeding
2. Describe two techniques used in selective breeding.
3. Tell why breeders try to induce mutations
4. Explain how scientists manipulate DNA
VOCABULARY: selective breeding
Inbreeding
genetic engineering
Recombinant DNA
hybridization
restrictive enzymes
gel electrophoresis
polyploidy
ASSIGNMENTS: Recombinant DNA Lab
Bear Branch on a Tree of Life
March 3-4: Day 8 CBA on Genetics