Genetics

Unit 2: Genetics [|Eukaryotic Transmission Mitosis.pptx] |||| RETEST at LUNCH RM 205 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Oct. 17 || What is DNA and genes? || Watched - Bill Nye the science guy Completed K/W/L chart ||||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || || ** Handed out final Biodiversity assignment - due in 2 weeks ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || - 2 divisions, create 4 haploid cells - increase genetic variability through crossing-over (prophase 1) and random assortment (metaphase 1) || Read and review meiosis in text Q 1-6
 * < ==Date:== || ==What we did in Class== || ==Homework and Announcement== ||
 * Oct. 13 || Genetics intro and start of cell cycle || HW: Read section on 3.2 (pg. 86 - 89) in text. Review cell parts if still don't know them! ||
 * Oct. 14 || Complete Mitosis Review
 * Mon.
 * Oct. 18 || Supply: In-class Cloning and Reproductive Technology Reading || HW - complete questionaire and summarize what you learned ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Oct. 19 || Finished DNA/gene lecture
 * Oct. 20 || Meiosis and sexual reproduction

Here is a good video to watch: [|Meiosis video]

Here is another one: [|Another example of meiosis] ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Oct. 24 || Abnormal Meiosis or Fertilization and Karyotypes [] || HW: Karyotype lab (start in class) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || HW: pedigree practice problems on handout ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || [] ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Handed out Unit Test review package || Handed out practice questions - due on Monday with questions for test (On Thurs). ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Nov 7 || Take up questions - look at multiple alleles, codominance questions etc. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Nov 14 || Library Research Period - Genetics Presentation ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Oct. 21 || Review test; review meiosis & answer questions; take assignment questions; on own responsible for Gametogenesis || HW: compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis - create a diagram of each type of divison show casing main steps ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Mon
 * Oct 25 || Karyotype lab work period ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Oct 26 || Gregor Mendel and heredity (monohybrid crosses) || Read text: 128 - 139 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Oct 27 || Short day - PT Interviews - Mitosis/Meiosis QUIZ ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Oct 28 || Dihybrid crosses || Karyotype lab due; HW: monohybrid and dihybrid worksheets ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Monday Oct 31 || Patterns of inheritance: Pedigrees and autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance. || Hand in monohybrid and dihybrid worksheets.
 * Nov 1 || Pedigrees and sex linkage || Pedigree worksheets ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 2 || Review - Pedigrees and dihybrid crosses
 * Nov 3 || Supply - genetics project work period ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 4 || Patterns of inheritance - polygenic traits, codominance and incomplete dominance, multiple alleles
 * Mon
 * Nov 8 || Genetics Review Period || Study for TEST ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 9 || Intro to Evolution - addressing misconception || Study for TEST ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 10 || Genetics Unit Test ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 11 || Supply - Independent work period. Read Handout and answer questions. || Answer Questions ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Mon
 * Nov 15 || History of Evolutionary Theory ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 16 || Supply ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 17 || Supply ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 18 || PD DAY! ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||