Download Designer Genes - C Division Rules

Trial/Pilot Event – 2017 Southeast Pennsylvania Region
DESIGNER GENES RULES – C Division
DESCRIPTION: Teams of 2 students will answer questions involving content knowledge and process
skills in TRANSMISSION GENETICS and MOLECULAR GENETICS
A TEAM OF UP TO: 2
APPROXIMATE TIME: 45 minutes
THE COMPETITION: Designer Genes is a timed paper test. In lieu of stations, notebooks containing
questions and images will be provided to test knowledge and critical thinking skills in the field of Genetics.
Teams comprised of two students, one focusing on Transmission Genetics and the other focusing on
Molecular Genetics, is suggested. Material provided can be divided up among the students on each team
with all final answers recorded on answer sheets provided. Process skills may include observations,
inferences, predictions, data analysis, and calculations. Topics that may be included on the exam are listed in
the table below. A calculator will be permitted, but no cell phones may be used during this event.
DNA & RNA Structure
Control of gene expression
DNA Replication
Lac & Trp Operons
Types of RNA
Negative Feedback
Gene Expression - Central
Dogma
Transcription
Gamete Formation
Gel Electrophoresis
Monohybrid cross
DNA Fingerprinting
Genotype & Phenotype
Restriction Enzymes/RFLP
Dominant & Recessive Alleles
Post-transcriptional Modification
Chi-square Analysis
Translation
Mutations
Mitosis & Meiosis
Epistasis
Genomic and cDNA Libraries
Non-Mendelian Genetics
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
Polygenic
Sex-Linked
Mitochondrial DNA
DNA Sequencing
Plasmid Selection and Isolation
Pedigree Analysis & Construction
Sanger Chain Termination
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Karyotype Analysis
Dihybrid Cross
Trihybrid Cross (probability
analysis)
Revised January 30, 2017
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