Heredity

Chapter 13

Test on Thursday 12-15

Science TEKS 7.14

Organisms and environments. The student knows that reproduction is a characteristic of living organisms and that the instructions for traits are governed in the genetic material. The student is expected to:

(A) define heredity as the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the
next generation;

(B) compare the results of uniform or diverse offspring from sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction; and

(C) recognize that inherited traits of individuals are governed in the genetic material found in the genes within chromosomes.

Section 1: Genetics

Listen to section 1:

Concepts:

• Genetics, heredity, traits
• Genes, alleles
• Mendelian inheritance
• Hybrids; dominant and recessive genes
• Punnet squares
• Genotype (homozygous, heterozygous) and phenotype

Discuss cell reproduction test.

Check in with science fair progress

SCR test.

Lab activity "Predicting Results" Practice: p. 390 # 6, 7.

Friday 11-18

Mrs. Jankowski is away

Complete the following assignments independently:

1. p. 389 Math Skills Activity
2. Section 1 assessment p. 390 #1-7
3. Worksheet p. 23 and 26

All assignments are due on Monday 11-21

Discuss above assignments

Gather class totals for Corn Genetics lab.

Complete Corn Genetics lab paper

Section 2: Genetics since Mendel

Listen to section 2:

Concepts:

• Incomplete dominance
• Multiple alleles, blood types
• Polygenic inheritance
• Mutations
• Recessive genetic disorders
• Sex determination
• Sex-linked disorders and pedigrees

Incomplete dominance; multiple alleles - blood types

Polygenic inheritance; mutations and chromosomal disorders; recessive genetic disorders

Tuesday 12-6

Section 3: Genetic Engineering

Listen to section 3:

Concepts:

• Genetic engineering
• Recombinant DNA
• Gene therapy

Monday 12-12

Quiz on Sec. 2

Genetic engineering