Unit 2: Life Science
Ch. 12: Lessons 1-4, Pgs. 407-435
Ch. 13: Lessons 1-4, Pgs. 443-467
Ch. 14: Lessons 1-4, Pgs. 473-507
Chapter 12:
Genetics and DNA: The Science of Heredity
In this chapter students will be looking at genetic codes to relate how nitrogen bases in a gene help form a genetic code for a specific protein. They will also be looking at the order of the bases in each new DNA strand to see how they "pair up" and match the order in the original DNA strand. Students will look at Gregor Mendel and his work with "disappearing/lost traits". Learning about how an organisms traits are controlled by the alleles it inherits from it parents and how those alleles are dominant or recessive. Students will learn how, in a genetic cross, the alleles from the parents can pass to an offspring based on probability for an organisms physical traits (phenotype) or genetic makeup (genotype). Finally, students will learn how genes pass from parents to offspring on chromosomes and whether the DNA replicates through meiosis or mitosis, based on how different organisms are equipped for survival.
Chapter 13:
Human Genetics and Genetic Technology
Learn about what scientists can do with advances in genetic technology.
Chapter 14:
Populations and Communities
Learn about animals, their surroundings and how they interact with one another. Energy pyramid, etc.
Ch. 12: Lessons 1-4, Pgs. 407-435
Ch. 13: Lessons 1-4, Pgs. 443-467
Ch. 14: Lessons 1-4, Pgs. 473-507
Chapter 12:
Genetics and DNA: The Science of Heredity
In this chapter students will be looking at genetic codes to relate how nitrogen bases in a gene help form a genetic code for a specific protein. They will also be looking at the order of the bases in each new DNA strand to see how they "pair up" and match the order in the original DNA strand. Students will look at Gregor Mendel and his work with "disappearing/lost traits". Learning about how an organisms traits are controlled by the alleles it inherits from it parents and how those alleles are dominant or recessive. Students will learn how, in a genetic cross, the alleles from the parents can pass to an offspring based on probability for an organisms physical traits (phenotype) or genetic makeup (genotype). Finally, students will learn how genes pass from parents to offspring on chromosomes and whether the DNA replicates through meiosis or mitosis, based on how different organisms are equipped for survival.
Chapter 13:
Human Genetics and Genetic Technology
Learn about what scientists can do with advances in genetic technology.
Chapter 14:
Populations and Communities
Learn about animals, their surroundings and how they interact with one another. Energy pyramid, etc.