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Chapter 11: Genetic Information Cycles
Chapter Objectives:
 describe the structure and function of DNA
 Identify that viruses are special pieces of DNA
 Explain some changes in DNA that can lead to health problems
 explain that organisms have systems to fight diseases
Lesson 1: How are Molecules of Life Involved in Heredity?
I. Objectives:
 Describe the structure of nucleotides;
 Explain the structure of a DNA molecule;
 Explain complementary pairing.
II. Vocabulary:
 sugarphosphate
backbone
 cytosine
(C)

nitrogenous
base

guanine (G)

Uracil (U)

complenentary
base pairing

thymine
(T)
Lesson 3: The Path of Genetic Information
I. Objectives:
 describe transcription and RNA splicing
 compare the three types of RNA
 describe translation
 list examples of mutations
II. Vocabulary
 transcription

translation

terminator
transfer
RNA
(tRNA)
mutagen


promoter
Ribosomal
RNA (rRNA)
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


mutation
insertion




RNA
polymerase
RNA splicing
genetic code


messenger
RNA (mRNA)
Exon
anticodon

substitution

deletion
Lesson 4: What are Viruses?
I. Objectives
 describe the structures of viruses;
 compare the life cycles of viruses;
 discuss how vaccines work.
II. Vocabulary
 parasite
 host cell



capsid
lytic cycle


evolve
lysogenic
cycle


infect
vaccine


white blood
cell
phagocyte

T lymphocyte

macrophage
immune
system
Lesson 6: Natural Defenses Against Disease
I. Objectives
 identify the three methods of nonspecific defense;
 describe the inflammatory response;
 discuss how the body has specific defenses against disease;
 compare the functions of B cells and T cells.
II. Vocabulary
 infectious
disease
 nonspecific
defense
 inflammatory
response
 antigen

memory cell

pathogen


specific
defense
lymphocyte


lymph
system
complement
protein
B lymphocyte
cytotoxic T
cell
immunity

helper T cell
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