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This document provides an overview of the biology unit on genetics. It includes topics such as Punnett squares, codominance, incomplete dominance, and pedigrees. The objectives are to understand Mendel's experiments with pea plants, distinguish between phenotypes and genotypes, explain genetic inheritance patterns like incomplete dominance, predict offspring traits using Punnett squares, and analyze karyotypes, pedigrees and genetic disorders. Key terms defined include dominant and recessive traits, alleles, genotype and phenotype. Students are expected to complete practice problems on monohybrid and dihybrid crosses and understand genetic concepts like independent assortment and the differences between incomplete dominance and codominance.

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Assignment 03 Henry Price

This document provides an overview of the biology unit on genetics. It includes topics such as Punnett squares, codominance, incomplete dominance, and pedigrees. The objectives are to understand Mendel's experiments with pea plants, distinguish between phenotypes and genotypes, explain genetic inheritance patterns like incomplete dominance, predict offspring traits using Punnett squares, and analyze karyotypes, pedigrees and genetic disorders. Key terms defined include dominant and recessive traits, alleles, genotype and phenotype. Students are expected to complete practice problems on monohybrid and dihybrid crosses and understand genetic concepts like independent assortment and the differences between incomplete dominance and codominance.

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Essential Learnings

Biology Unit 7: Genetics

Topics: Punnett Squares, codominance, incomplete dominance,


pedigrees, genetic engineering

Resources: 1. Textbook Reading, Google Slides, VIDEO LESSONS


2. Handouts, activities, labs, etc.

Objectives :
1. Describe Mendel’s study of inheritance in peas
2. Explain the difference between phenotypes and genotypes
3. Explain incomplete dominance
4. Describe what happens during segregation (-remember meiosis)
5. Predict the probability of given traits using a Punnett square for both monohybrid
and dihybrid crosses
6. Explain the principle of independent assortment
7. Describe causes and effects of genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis, color
blindness, Down’s Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia and Klinefelter's Syndrome
8. Summarize the Human Genome Project and its benefits
9. Evaluate karyotype and pedigree charts

Vocabulary:

1. Dominant Trait- 6. Homozygous 10.Sex-linked trait


2. Recessive Trait 7. Heterozygous 11. Independent
3. Alleles 8. Incomplete assortment
4. Genotype dominance 12. Pedigree
5. Phenotype 9. Codominance 13. Cloning

Essential Questions:
1. What did Gregor Mendel study? What did his results tell him? Gregor Mendel studied
the genetics of pea plants.

2. Why is he the mac-daddy of Genetics? Because he was the first to study it.
3. What are the three Laws of Heredity? Independent assortment, Dominance, and
Segregation.

4. Did you Complete the packet of Punnett square problems? Do you Understand how
each type of cross is completed and what results for the offspring? If not complete it
now. Yes for all of those.
5. What is the difference between a phenotype and a genotype? A phenotype is the
expression of a gene, a genotype is a way of identifying it.
6. Explain how independent assortment allows more genetic diversity within a species.
Independent assortment is the random selection of a trait from a set of alleles, giving
multiple possible outcomes for every offspring.
7. Explain the difference between incomplete dominance and codominance. Incomplete
dominance is when the phenotypes of two alleles are mixed together. Codominance is
when the phenotypes of two alleles show up individually (e.g. black with white spots).
8. Explain human Blood Types and Rh Factors as codominant traits. How to share blood.
The Rh factor of blood is shown along with the blood type, but they are two separate
phenotypes. Type A can receive types A and O and can donate to types A and AB, Type B
can receive types B and O and can donate to types B and AB, Type AB can receive any
other blood type (universal recipient) and can only donate to type AB, Type O can only
receive type O but can donate to any other blood type (universal donor).
9. What are monohybrid and dihybrid crosses? Monohybrid crosses are crosses of
parents that account for one gene, and Dihybrid crosses are crosses of parents that
account for two genes at the same time.
10. Describe the steps to clone an organism. (OMIT) I don’t remember ever doing this in
class and it’s not in any notetakers or videos. I will talk to you about it then resubmit
with my answer. Is OMIT an acronym or should I just omit the question?
11. How is a pedigree used to trace genetic disorders? Pedigrees can show traits and how
they are passed down through generations.
12. Write a paragraph to describe how the following words are related: DNA, gene, allele,
protein, trait.

DNA, genes, alleles, and proteins all determine the traits of an organism. DNA is a
raw set or genetic information made up of proteins, and certain sections of the DNA
determine a gene. A trait is a specific physical detail of an organism. A gene states the
trait that needs to be determined, and an allele states the specificity of the determined
trait.

Make sure you know your OBJECTIVES, complete this study guide, as well as STUDY class google slides,
diagrams, Notetakers, videos and readings!

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