Honors Biology I Objectives

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PASS Strand:
2. The Molecular Basis of Heredity

Objectives:

2. A sorting and recombination of genes in reproduction results in a great variety of possible gene combinations from the offspring of any two parents (i.e., Punnett squares and pedigrees). Students will understand the following concepts in a single trait cross: alleles, dominant trait, recessive trait, phenotype, genotype, homozygous, and heterozygous.

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

• Discuss Mendel's Laws
• Punnett Squares
• Monohybrids
• Dihybrids
• Probability
• Discuss crossing-over, deletions, insertions, inversions, nondisjunction
• Karyotypes
• Genetic disorders
• Abnormal cell division-tumors, cancer, treatments
• Genetic engineering

Aligned Resources:

• Core Lab 9: Dragon Genetics
• Core Lab 10: Human Genetic Disorder Project
• VHS: Cracking the Code of Life (first 27 minutes)
• VHS: Mitosis and Meoisos
• Karyotype lab

Revision Date:
July 2007